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Engler: MSU students, taxpayers will likely pay for Nassar settlements

Former Gov. John Engler came back to the state Capitol the same day he was named as the interim President of Michigan State University amidst a sex abuse scandal that has rocked the East Lansing campus. Kathleen Gray/Detroit Free rpess

The money needed for any settlements in lawsuits filed against Michigan State University by victims of Larry Nassar will likely come from students and Michigan taxpayers, MSU interim President John Engler said Thursday.

And the amount of money needed for those payouts will grow if the Michigan House of Representatives passes the same bills passed by the state Senate on Wednesday, Engler went on to say.