DETROIT — The University of Michigan has agreed to a $490 million settlement with those who claimed they were sexually abused by the late university sports doctor Robert Anderson, three sources with direct knowledge of the agreement told The Detroit News.
About 1,050 mostly men will share in the settlement, ending one of the nation's biggest sex abuse scandals that began in the late 1960s and stretched over decades until it publicly emerged two years ago. The settlement is expected to be formally announced later Wednesday.
It means that each accuser will get an average of more than $438,000. The exact amount, however, for each individual will vary depending on circumstances. The average is roughly half of the settlement reached between Michigan State University and the women who were sexually assaulted by the now-incarcerated Larry Nassar.
