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Michigan's Warde Manuel mishandled Dr. Robert Anderson complaint by sending it to lawyers

Former University of Michigan wrestler Tad Deluca discusses alleged sexual misconduct from UofM's former physician, Dr. Robert E. Anderson. Detroit Free Press

University of Michigan Athletic Director Warde Manuel did not follow university policy when he forwarded a letter alleging sexual assault by a former football team doctor to the university's lawyers instead of the school's Title IX investigators.

Because lawyers got to see the letter before any investigator, they got an early warning of potential liability to the school.

There are about 40 lawsuits pending in federal court against U-M alleging the university covered up Robert Anderson's sexual assaults of student athletes for decades.