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Former MSU president Lou Anna Simon expected to appear in court on Monday

Former MSU President Lou Anna Simon.
File photo / MSU
Former MSU President Lou Anna Simon.
Former MSU President Lou Anna Simon.
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File photo / MSU
Former MSU President Lou Anna Simon.

Former Michigan State University president Lou Anna Simon is scheduled to be in front of a judge Monday for an arraignment. Simon is charged with two felonies and two misdemeanors for allegedly lying to law enforcement.

Law enforcement officials say Simon falsely said she didn’t know certain details about an investigation into Larry Nassar in 2014. Nassar is the former MSU sports doctor who sexually assaulted his patients for decades.

Lee Silver is Simon’s attorney. He says his client is innocent.

“I have not seen a shred of evidence to support these charges, which I believe are completely baseless,” he says.

According to court documents, Simon told law enforcement she didn’t know Nassar was the subject of an investigation in 2014. But officials say they have evidence that shows Simon knew Nassar was being investigated for sexual assault.

At her arraignment, Simon is expected to plead not guilty and future court dates will be set.

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Cheyna Roth
Before becoming the newest Capitol reporter for the Michigan Public Radio Network, Cheyna Roth was an attorney. She spent her days fighting it out in court as an assistant prosecuting attorney for Ionia County. Eventually, Cheyna took her investigative and interview skills and moved on to journalism. She got her masters at Michigan State University and was a documentary filmmaker, podcaster, and freelance writer before finding her home with NPR. Very soon after joining MPRN, Cheyna started covering the 2016 presidential election, chasing after Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and all their surrogates as they duked it out for Michigan. Cheyna also focuses on the Legislature and criminal justice issues for MPRN. Cheyna is obsessively curious, a passionate storyteller, and an occasional backpacker. Follow her on Twitter at @Cheyna_R