- During a Michigan State University board of trustees meeting, a Larry Nassar victim accused the school's interim president of trying to buy her off to get her to drop her lawsuit against the school.
- The woman's testimony drew gasps of shock and outrage at the meeting.
- The president was also accused of lying about another victim agreeing to be paid for dropping the lawsuit.
Video shows a Larry Nassar victim accusing MSU interim president of trying to buy her silence
The Larry Nassar victim, a 19-year-old girl, drew gasps at a board of trustees meeting when she revealed her story.
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At a recent Michigan State board of trustees meeting, a Larry Nassar victim came forth and accused the school's interim President John Engler of attempting to get her to agree to a payoff in a meeting without her lawyers so she would drop her civil lawsuit against the school.
The testimony resulted in a dramatic scene during the meeting, eliciting gasps from those in attendance.
"Mr. Engler then looked directly at me asked, 'Right now if I wrote you a check for $250,000 would you take it?'," 19-year-old said. "When I explained that it's not about the money for me, and that I just want to help, he said, 'Well give me a number.'"
"He also said that he had met with Rachel Denhollender, and that she gave him a number. I felt like I was being bullied into saying something," Lorincz said. Video via Kellie Rowe:
Denhollender denied having ever met with Engler, per ESPN.
"I just wanted a five-minute conversation to introduce myself and to let President Engler be able to put a face with the word survivor since he has not met with any of the girls," Lorincz later told ESPN. "