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Complaints of sexual abuse against late University of Michigan doctor surfacing

(ANN ARBOR) The University of Michigan says it has received more than 100-unique complaints about a late physician accused of sexual abuse by former patients, including athletes who encountered him as a team doctor. In a statement Friday, a university spokesman urged others to contact the university.

The school announced last week that it was investigating abuse allegations against Dr. Robert E. Anderson by 5-former patients. In a piece published earlier Friday, the Detroit Free Press reported that a former patient said Anderson wrote letters certifying students were gay so they could avoid military service during the Vietnam War in exchange for sexual contact.

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