The University of Michigan has agreed to pay $490m (£360m) in damages to more than 1,000 mostly male former students who say they were sexually abused by sports doctor Robert Anderson.

Lawyers announced the settlement after 15 months of negotiations over accusations dating back to the 1960s. One said he thought the settlement would bring “justice and healing”. Anderson, who died in 2008, is said to have abused victims during routine medical examinations. A police investigation launched in 2018 said no charges could be filed because Anderson was dead and none of his alleged crimes fell within the state’s six-year statute of limitations. In 2020, University of Michigan president Mark Schlissel apologised on behalf of the university to anyone harmed by the doctor. (BBC)…[+]