Allswede (Former MSU Sexual Assault Counselor) Fires New Shots at Dantonio
Lauren Allswede, MSU's former Sexual Assault Counselor, is not happy that Dantonio said ESPN's reporting was false and she fired off new shots back at Dantonio and told him that he must accept his individual responsibility.
Some of her quotes:
"They don't appear to see the women as anything more than a number, or anything other than a threat to their reputation"
"They haven't been to a medical forensic exam, watched people jump when a picture is taken or wince when a swab is taken ... They don't see the shame these survivors feel -- the visceral collapse, the shaking leg, the knotted tissues, and averted eyes"
"Dantonio and Izzo should tell us how they are weak. They should tell us how they are scared, that they've worried no one will ever love them again. That they have difficulty concentrating or carrying on lighthearted conversation. ... And if you think that's unfair, why do you think it is fair for survivors?"
She point blank says that athletes accused of sexual assault got preferential treatment:
"Whatever protocol or policy was in place, whatever frontline staff might normally be involved in response or investigation, it all got kind of swept away, and it was handled more by administration [and] athletic department officials," Allswede, who worked at MSU for seven years, told Outside the Lines. "It was all happening behind closed doors. ... None of it was transparent or included people who would normally be involved in certain decisions."
I don't think Dantonio did himself any favors with his press conference, especially if Allswede is proven correct. Dantonio has already lied about the whole he has never had to deal with sexual assaults from his players before (unless he is completely incompetent and has no control).
January 28th, 2018 at 12:25 AM ^
If he has not achieved absolutely perfect management here, he is on the hook due to his arrogance and boastful approach. IF he is guilty, this will be very karmic indeed.
January 27th, 2018 at 11:31 PM ^
I've hated him ever since reading JUBs Three and Out book. A total asshole...
January 28th, 2018 at 1:22 AM ^
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January 28th, 2018 at 12:17 AM ^
Dantonio will be defiant til the end but Izzo looked and sounded like a man defeated.
January 28th, 2018 at 12:22 AM ^
I think Izzo has a different personality; actually has some charm and desire to connect with media. Dantonio has a naturally combative and arrogant tone with the media. I don't know which, if either, has high character here, but I think the media approaches here are what I expected given the way they conduct themselves.
January 28th, 2018 at 12:45 AM ^
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And the MSU community has gone the full PSU.
January 28th, 2018 at 2:03 AM ^
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January 28th, 2018 at 1:43 AM ^
Pretty much everyone here assumed those four would have gotten a slap on the wrist if not for the Nassar situation.
January 28th, 2018 at 4:33 AM ^
Although he does not realize it yet, there is no way out of this for Dantoni. Being chippy is the only way he knows how to respond. It is obviously not going to work here, and Allswede just demonstrated why.
January 28th, 2018 at 6:49 AM ^
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January 28th, 2018 at 8:21 AM ^
Pretty damning article in The New York Times about Patrick Fitzgerald, who was apparently simultaneously investigating and defending MSU. Talk about a conflict.
From the article
“Michigan State led the public to believe that there had been an independent investigation,” Tom Leonard, the Republican speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives, said on Friday in an interview. “And then as we continued to dig into this, we found out it was not an independent investigation. It was an internal investigation to shield them from liability.”
More here.
January 28th, 2018 at 9:35 AM ^
is not uncommon, but still not permittable these days.That it once was permitted there is no doubt. But no longer. Dantonio doesn't seem to understand that. That it came to light during the Nasser mass rape tragedy means this context is swept away.(rightfully so)
January 28th, 2018 at 9:37 AM ^
Assaults and virtually no consequences?
January 28th, 2018 at 9:40 AM ^
“Michigan State led the public to believe that there had been an independent investigation,” Tom Leonard, the Republican speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives, said on Friday in an interview. “And then as we continued to dig into this, we found out it was not an independent investigation. It was an internal investigation to shield them from liability.”
Dantonio did his own investigating and punished one guy by having him talk to his mother. That is one of the most deplorable things Ive ever heard.
January 28th, 2018 at 10:10 AM ^
under the rug.
MSU acted the way it did because that used to be the way things were done. Doesn't jusitfy it and it definitely is no defense of MSU's actions or lack thereof. MSU should be punished severely for this.
January 28th, 2018 at 11:22 AM ^
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the rug. You should read more closely.
January 28th, 2018 at 9:56 AM ^
Watching this ESPN E:60 story this morning. This is so awful. And it seems clear that Dantonio has been lying and is part of an institutional coverup. He knew full well he had a bunch of rapists on his team, so to say "it's new ground" for them is a blatant lie. Some massive lawsuits and settlements are coming.
January 28th, 2018 at 10:25 AM ^
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January 28th, 2018 at 1:16 PM ^
I have zero concerns about the hoops program under Beilein. Zero.
I am confident football under Harbaugh is clean, or at least as clean as you can expect any group of a hundred 18-23 year old men to be. Probably more than enough to roll your eyes at, and maybe even a couple problems you'd wince at, but certainly nothing soul-crushingly shameful like what we're seeing from MSU.
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