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Michigan State board V.P. backs Lou Anna Simon: 'She's a fighter'

The vice president of Michigan State University's governing board says President Lou Anna Simon won't resign because of the Larry Nassar scandal.

Joel Ferguson tells East Lansing, Michigan, radio station WVFN-AM it "will not happen. Period."

There's a growing call for Simon to step down over how the university handled sexual assault allegations against Nassar, who was a campus sports doctor. At a sentencing hearing that has gone on for a week, more than 150 women and girls have confronted Nassar or had statements read in court.

Many victims say they complained years ago but nothing happened.