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Ex-MSU athlete's lawsuit alleges Nassar raped her, Perles covered it up

Serial pedophile Larry Nassar videotaped the rape of a young field hockey player that led to her pregnancy in 1992 – and when her coach at Michigan State University complained about it to athletic director George Perles, he intervened and covered it up, according to an explosive new lawsuit filed in federal court.

“This proves that not only did Defendant Michigan State University have knowledge that Defendant Nassar sexually abused and sexually assaulted minors, but that it would also go to great lengths to conceal this conduct,” according to the court documents. “Defendant Michigan State University could have stopped Defendant Nassar’s conduct back in 1992, but did not.