A day after suspending Michigan State gymnastics coach Kathie Klages, it was announced that the football staffer, Curtis Blackwell, the Spartans’ Director of College Advancement and Performance, has also been suspended.
#MichiganState has suspended Curtis Blackwell with pay, school says and declines further comment @AP_Top25
— Larry Lage (@LarryLage) February 14, 2017
A timeline of things going on in East Lansing:
https://twitter.com/WerlySportsLaw/status/831601657335144448
1 – MSU’s head gymnastics coach was suspended Monday for allegedly downplaying sexual abuse complaints against a former MSU team doctor.
— Dan Werly (@WerlySportsLaw) February 14, 2017
2 – The MSU team doctor was the same doc from the USA gymnastics scandal, who has been charged with a variety of assault, child porn charges
— Dan Werly (@WerlySportsLaw) February 14, 2017
4 – Separately, there is a criminal sexual assault investigation involving three MSU football players and one coach.
— Dan Werly (@WerlySportsLaw) February 14, 2017
5 – Today, MSU announced it suspended suspended staffer Curtis Blackwell as part of the incident. https://t.co/puQp5jIAXH
— Dan Werly (@WerlySportsLaw) February 14, 2017
6 – MSU has launched Title IX investigations into both the football and gymnastics situations.
— Dan Werly (@WerlySportsLaw) February 14, 2017
7 – MSU has also launched an independent investigation into their football program.
Expect to hear a lot more on this soon.
— Dan Werly (@WerlySportsLaw) February 14, 2017
