Bree Randall-Gay was 17 years old when she complained to Meridian Township police that she had been molested by Larry Nassar, but the department believed him. She talked with WKAR's Reginald Hardwick about this week's news concerning the case.
Here is a transcript from a conversation on Thursday.
Hardwick: "I wanted to get your reaction to some of the news of the week concerning the Nassar case this week. As you know, William Strampel, dean of the College of Osteopathic medicine.. who supervised Nassar was arrested this week. Strampel is accused of failing to properly supervise Nassar and committing his own sexual misconduct. What is your reaction?"
Randall-Gay: "I was shocked by the allegations against him and how he used his position to abuse so many women. However I was not really surprised that he knowingly overlooked Nassar's behavior. I think unfortunately a lot of people at MSU have overlooked sexual predators and that this is a huge issue there."
Hardwick: "Are you expecting other arrests?"
Randall-Gay: "I think that as this investigation continues we will see more arrests and we will see that there were more people knowingly enabled Larry Nassar."
Hardwick: "Lawyers for Michigan State University and more than 200 girls and women say they're restarting talks that could lead to a settlement in civil lawsuits related to sexual abuse by former sports doctor Larry Nassar. Bree, are you hopeful settlements will go forward or ultimately will this go to civil court?
Randall-Gay: "I'm hopeful that we can reach a settlement because I think it would be very beneficial for the survivors to not have to go and relive their experiences in court. However MSU has gone back and forth with their willingness to settle so I'm cautiously optimistic at this time."
On this weekend's Current State, Randall-Gay talks about why she will help Meridian Township, the same police force that believed Nassar over her complaints. Saturday at 11:00 a.m. and Sunday at 4:00 p.m. on 90.5 FM WKAR.
