Former Michigan State University President Lou Anna Simon said she's "horrified" the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal occurred during her tenure, telling a U.S. Senate subcommittee Tuesday that she would have taken immediate action had she known.
"Not a day goes by without me wishing that he had been caught and punished sooner," Simon said during opening remarks at a U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance and Data Security hearing.
"And not a day goes by without me wondering what we missed and what could have been done to detect his evil before a former youth gymnast filed her complaint with the MSU Police in 2016.