Allegations of Abuse by Former University of Michigan Doctor Robert E. Anderson
Allegations have come forward against a former Michigan doctor named Robert E. Anderson. He was a former Director of University Health Service and athletic team physician.
He was a doctor for teams under Bo Schembechler and Lloyd Carr with these allegations ranging from the 1970's to the 1990's. The nature of these allegations is similar to the ilk of Nassar where they were taking place during medical exams.
There is no word yet on who knew what and when as this is all coming out, but Michigan is investigating this matter. They have created a hotline for people to call if they were victims of Doctor Anderson and they have started conducting interviews to try and get to the bottom of this.
More details will likely come out as time goes, but below is a link to the initial report.
Robert E. Anderson retired in 2003 and passed away in 2008.
Link: https://record.umich.edu/articles/patients-of-late-u-m-campus-physician-asked-to-call-hotline/
February 19th, 2020 at 10:09 AM ^
So many terrible people doing awful shit to others. It's really sad.
February 19th, 2020 at 10:12 AM ^
I'm glad we live in a society now where stuff like this is starting to be uncovered more and more every day. It is crazy how many bad people there are out there like this doing these kind of things and how it has existed for all eternity.
February 19th, 2020 at 12:13 PM ^
While I agree that it is great that these things are uncovered, there is still the serious issue of the victims' shattered lives.
Speaking from my own personal experience at 14 years old (unrelated to this particular instance), what happened to me happened at a crucial point in my life developmentally. What happened to me caused me to rethink everything I'd been told by my parents up to that point.
Besides disclosing this first to my therapist at age 40, then immediately thereafter to my wife of 10 years, the only other person who knows is a sheriff's detective whom I contacted to tell my story after I uncovered a 2009 news article about the individual who did this to me. This was 10 years after the fact, so the statute of limitations had run out, but the detective disclosed to me that during their investigation, they "heard about" situations similar to mine, but were never able to prove them.
What happened to me led me to, among other things: quit playing sports altogether; quit acting in plays (which was my lifeblood at that point); start smoking; start drinking heavily, and as a means to pass out; start doing drugs - light, heavy, and everything in between; turn everything negative in my life into another data point to feed my self-loathing; get angry to the point where I was termed a "loose cannon" and seriously worried about hurting other people; try but continually fail to have dating or serious relationships with women; pour myself into work in an unhealthy manner; hoping and praying that I'd die before age 25 (or 35 if "god" is a cruel bastard).
Through over a year of therapy, I've realized that my anger and self-loathing, together with all of the other things I mentioned above, stem directly from that incident that happened at summer camp at age 14. For 26 years, I thought I was flawed and unworthy of loving or being loved. For 26 years, I longed for ways to die (and contemplated suicide on more than one occasion). For 26 years, I assumed that I had brought all of this upon myself.
Thankfully, I found a refuge in therapy, meditation, exercise, and cultivating the healthy relationships in my life.
However, there's a part of me that will never get over what one sick motherfucker did to me and countless other teens over the decades where he was in a position to take advantage of us. That piece of shit ruined my life and never cared to even say thanks for what he took from me.
The positive things I've been focusing on for the last year have helped me put what happened behind me, and forgive myself for shutting out what happened to me for 26 years while having it still manifest itself through destructive behaviors.
And while what happened to that sick fuck in 2009 landed him a brief stint in jail and an entry on the Sex Offender Registry, he still roams free. He still gets to enjoy his life with or without a guilty conscience. While I have to spend my time and money working through what happened to me, and think about how I talk to my kids about avoiding the type of situation I found myself in, while at a seemingly innocuous place like summer camp.
So I agree that it is great that things like this come to light, but I always visualize kicking my perpetrator, and others who do these things to innocent victims, in the balls so hard that they choke on their own piss. And that's something that I don't think will ever go away.
February 19th, 2020 at 12:30 PM ^
Hey - thanks for sharing. It takes an incredible amount of strength to put that all out there like you did, and I'm sure it wasn't easy. I hope therapy and the hobbies you've described have become a net positive in your life - you're so much more than that terrible experience...never forget that!
February 19th, 2020 at 12:40 PM ^
Sending love, and appreciate your courage in sharing this. Wish you nothing but increasing enjoyment and great people in your life. This is all we got!
February 19th, 2020 at 12:59 PM ^
Humbled to read what you've chosen to share. I have had a couple immediate family members suffer abuse as children, and it surfaced when I was in my teens. Watching them go through the 'process' and come out the other side, to me, is a miracle. So few people are really able to do what you have done - I truly hope you understand the depth of your accomplishment. You are an amazing person.
February 19th, 2020 at 1:21 PM ^
Thank you very much for sharing. I agree that there is nothing that will ever be able to give back what is taken. My only hope is that, as coming forward becomes more of the norm / social media and the like continues to grow, that children and adolescents will one day become less scared for their lives to start calling people out (which is a very tough ask, I know).
February 19th, 2020 at 1:49 PM ^
Hope you find that ultimate peace, fellow Wolverine. But if you don't, no shame in having those feelings of righteous retribution. Go Blue and keep on livin.
February 19th, 2020 at 3:10 PM ^
Thanks for sharing your story. Obviously we aren't a therapist but hope it helps a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of a percent each time you get it off your conscience into the knowing world.
February 19th, 2020 at 3:36 PM ^
Well, never thought that MGoBlog would be therapeutic for me, but here we are, and thanks y'all.
To the comment about perpetrators realizing the error of their ways when they get caught, that's what a rational person would think, and I myself thought that for a while. But in my case, what happened to me was in the early 1990s and perpetuated for an unknown amount of time. (But, given my discussions with other kids at camp that week, he had an MO.) Then, in 2009, Sick Fuck forgot to wipe a laptop with the incriminating video when he donated it to his church.
What really got me though, was his fucking lawyer arguing at sentencing that this was a one-off, he was a respectable, church-going person who didn't deserve to have his reputation besmirched by this incident. Ergo, he should be kept off the Sex Offender Registry.
That's when I almost kicked my computer in the balls and scoured the internet to find the case docket, contacted the investigator, and told him my story. He mentioned they had heard stories similar to mine, but the camp was in a different county than the video incident and the statute of limitations had expired.
I also found out that he was still working with his church in the 10 years post-conviction, specifically on the church directory. Part of his job in that role was to photograph families, even those with children. The investigator agreed that this was probably not a good decision on the part of the church, given is status on the Registry. Well, in the last year, he seems to have been booted from that church. But who knows where and when he'll rear his ugly head again, and I shudder to think about what that might entail.
February 20th, 2020 at 2:58 PM ^
Thank you for sharing and taking the time to walk us through your experience. It is difficult for many of us to even appreciate what you experience to this day but it helps to hear more stories like yours (to me anyway) and how you've chosen a positive path to address the trauma.
February 19th, 2020 at 12:56 PM ^
The best part of these cases being uncovered is that it is giving pause to would be perpetrators and hopefully not creating future victims.
February 19th, 2020 at 4:24 PM ^
" Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” “I don't know, ” he replied...cruelty and barbarism is as old, and familiar, as time immemorial. We're just all connected now, for better and most the time, worse.
February 19th, 2020 at 10:12 AM ^
I really butchered the name in the title. I meant for it to be Robert E. Anderson.
Julian Stone was a victim who has come public. In his allegation, he said he told no one at the university what happened and only told a friend.
Mods, please feel free to delete so we can get a thread with the actual doctor's name in it and not one of the victims...
February 19th, 2020 at 10:19 AM ^
I just emailed Seth and asked him to fix the title for you. Sad that two years into the Huel experience we still cant fix errors like this without mod help.
February 19th, 2020 at 11:20 AM ^
"did your brother's sister's mom design your website?...it shows"
February 19th, 2020 at 11:13 AM ^
The important thing is that you were first to post the news and did not repeat an already posted thread right? That is what is really frowned upon here. I mean who cares if you just pointed the finger at a victim on a site with maybe the highest traffic of M fans.
/s if needed.
This is jacked up man.
February 19th, 2020 at 11:50 AM ^
Isn’t this the same OP who yesterday thought the basketball team had 12 scholarship slots, then kept denying he made a mistake ? 2 goofs in 2 days smh.
February 19th, 2020 at 11:58 AM ^
You don't know how to read if you thought I said the basketball team had 12 scholarship slots. As I said yesterday, I never once mentioned the scholarship situation.
But you like to piss people off so enjoy getting off on this.
February 19th, 2020 at 1:24 PM ^
Dude, yes you did. You keep latching onto some very specific verbiage, but that doesn't take away from the fact that you did say that. The entire context of your post refutes what you keep trying to hammer away. Just say "my bad", and move the fuck on, man. Not a good look.
February 19th, 2020 at 1:38 PM ^
Here is that section of my post. Where in the hell did I say anything about the scholarship situation? I noted it was my best guess at the rotation and then put 3 players I think will transfer. Nowhere did I say anything about why they would transfer.
People immediately assumed and continue to say the transfers were due to scholarships, but in reality I think those transfers happen due to playing time.
Even after I stated that my opinions on the transfers have nothing to do with scholarships, people continued to blindly assume that's what I meant.
And what do you mean by the "entire context of my post refutes" what I was saying? Read below, how does this insinuate anything about the scholarships?
"Below is a link to their article where Corey Evans says this. Below is my best guess at Michigan's lineup/rotation for next year if Christopher does come to AA.
Guard: Christopher, DDJ, Brooks, Jackson
Wing: Wagner, Livers, Todd, Williams, Howard
Bigs: Dickinson, Johns, Davis
That would mean Castleton, Nunez, and Bajema all transfer.
Even if Livers does go pro, getting Christopher really helps with the loss. If Livers comes back next year, minutes will be hard to come by for anyone. Michigan could have one of the deepest rotations in the country.
February 19th, 2020 at 3:05 PM ^
You may want to familiarize yourself with the law of holes. The generally accepted one is “when you find yourself in a hole, stop digging”. Also, even after you stop digging, you are still in a hole.
Some people prefer - “when you find yourself in a hole, deny you are in a hole” or “when you find yourself in a hole, get a bigger shovel”. Very view people can successfully carry off these alternative strategies - you aren’t one of them.
February 19th, 2020 at 10:12 AM ^
Unfortunate that the man isn't alive to defend himself or to be punished if the allegations prove to be true.
February 19th, 2020 at 11:00 AM ^
That's God's job now.
February 19th, 2020 at 11:11 AM ^
Of course, "God" could have made it happen while the doctor was still alive.
February 19th, 2020 at 11:48 AM ^
If God is real there is nothing to worry about, if she is not....well also nothing to worry about since all our lives are meaningless. I’m choosing the first option, but w lot choose the second.
February 19th, 2020 at 12:46 PM ^
Life is meaningless unless some particular mythology, one of thousands to choose from including "none of the above", isn't literally true? Well shit. I really hope Thor is a real dude now.
February 19th, 2020 at 1:11 PM ^
Not really the place for this discussion but I'd argue the lack of an afterlife makes life more meaningful not less. Its all you've got, its one chance to impact the world around you and you have to make the most of it because the only thing that matters after you are gone is how you impacted the people around you.
February 19th, 2020 at 2:54 PM ^
There is no free will. You’re not impacting anything.
February 19th, 2020 at 1:16 PM ^
If God was a woman, it wouldn't have taken until 1920 to ratify the 19th Amendment.
February 19th, 2020 at 3:13 PM ^
If God is a man...well yea you're right, must be a he since it's created yet another cluster fuck with the world we live in. GO MEN! Probably white too, right?!
February 19th, 2020 at 2:01 PM ^
Worry not...you still have Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy if this God lady is just a fairy tale.
February 19th, 2020 at 3:28 PM ^
Great line from a decent movie:
"My lord, when a body is burnt, it cannot be resurrected until Judgment Day!"
"If we do not burn these bodies, we will all be dead of disease in three days. God will understand, my lord. And if he doesn't... then he is not God, and we need not worry."
February 19th, 2020 at 10:13 AM ^
Whoa - this could be really bad.
Also, the Philbert stuff is looking worse by the day as more info gets out.
February 19th, 2020 at 11:09 AM ^
Yes, the Philbert stuff does not make M look good. Quite the opposite.
February 19th, 2020 at 10:13 AM ^
This is awful, but thanks for sharing.
I'm confused about your title--who is Julian Stone?
February 19th, 2020 at 10:13 AM ^
These perverts put themselves into positions where they can get the most access to potential victims. Priests, teachers, scout leaders, doctors. It's as scary as it is sickening.
February 19th, 2020 at 10:22 AM ^
The news yesterday of the Boy Scouts of America filing for bankruptcy was yet another reminder of the damage from the actions of these sick bastards. My boys are involved in scouting and it instills many great things, teamwork, values, civic duty. But it's sad to see what had been inflicted and how it still affects those involved and not.
For those who doubt the existence of evil on this planet you need not look further from the news for evidence.
February 19th, 2020 at 11:02 AM ^
It is a shame because I loved scouting. I started at age 5 as a tiger cub and stayed until I was 18 and an eagle scout, hitting every rank in between. During my years i made a lot of friends and memories outdoors. I never once saw anything inappropriate happen to myself or others, but there certainly are bad apples out there.
I know participation in scouting has been decreasing (hell it was decreasing in the 90s), which is sad because a lot of kids these days could really benefit from time outdoors and learning basic life skills.
February 19th, 2020 at 11:15 AM ^
Cub Scouts: where we learn who's dad is the best at pinewood derby
February 19th, 2020 at 11:34 AM ^
Legit. Multiple kids in my pack had dads in GM engineering. Those cars were fast.
February 19th, 2020 at 11:43 AM ^
So very true. I had to whittle my own. Looked like a Pay Day Bar with wheels. The kids who won had dad's that made them look like dragsters and put the lead in properly.
February 19th, 2020 at 11:45 AM ^
Haha! This brought back memories. My pinewood derby car looked like a square shaped flintstone vehicle. My buddy's dad was an engineer for Ford, and that fucking car looked like a rocket ship. Suffice to say, I did not win that race.
February 19th, 2020 at 12:39 PM ^
My dad was a car salesman an sold GM products. My car was...pitiful
February 19th, 2020 at 2:46 PM ^
That’s because he’s in sales
February 19th, 2020 at 1:25 PM ^
My car was slow, but it had a beautiful blue metallic paint job. I nailed that part.
February 19th, 2020 at 6:27 PM ^
As a matter of fact, it is Pinewood Derby season now. I have been working with my son on his car. I’m not sure if YouTube is a blessing or a curse.
February 19th, 2020 at 1:07 PM ^
It's important to remember that the BSA isn't some sort of innocent victim of these predators. Like the Catholic church, the BSA actively worked to cover up allegations of sexual abuse, denied the abuse occurred at all, and ignored/attacked the children who were abused. They deserve to go bankrupt.
February 19th, 2020 at 10:32 AM ^
It extends to pretty much any position of power. Just look at the Weinstein/Matt Lauer stuff. People who have been in powerful positions have taken great advantage of their standing to get what they want