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Olympic wrestler adds to abuse allegations against University of Michigan doctor

ANN ARBOR — An Olympic wrestler on Thursday accused a University of Michigan doctor of touching him inappropriately during medical exams at the school and said the physician's reputation for such conduct was well known among his teammates.

Andy Hrovat, who competed for the U.S. in the 2008 Summer Olympics, told The Associated Press that the encounters with the late Dr. Robert E. Anderson happened during his freshman year in 1998.

“I would like to let people know that it's OK to come out,” Hrovat said in an interview from his attorney's office in Denver. “It's OK to let your voice be heard.