John Geddert.Photo: Kathy Willens/AP/Shutterstock
“My office has been notified that the body of John Geddert was found late this afternoon after taking his own life,” Nessel said in a statement on Thursday. “This is a tragic end to a tragic story for everyone involved.”
Earlier on Thursday, Geddert, 63, was charged with 20 counts of human trafficking and forced labor resulting in injury, one count of racketeering, two counts of criminal sexual conduct and one count of lying to police.
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Geddert had been expected to turn himself in to the Eaton County Sheriff’s Office and was scheduled to be arraigned at the Eaton County District Court on Thursday afternoon.
A spokesperson for the state attorney general’s office tells PEOPLE that Geddert never showed up to the sheriff’s office to surrender himself and he was never arraigned.
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“Mr. Geddert knew that Nassar was sexual abusing these patients and that he failed to take action,” Assistant Attorney General Danielle Hagaman-Clark said when Geddert’s charges were filed on Thursday.
In January 2018, Nassar pleaded guilty to sexually abusing 10 minors and wassentenced to up to 175 years in prison.
If you or someone you know has been a victim of sexual abuse, text “STRENGTH” to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741 to be connected to a certified crisis counselor.
If you suspect child abuse, call the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-4-A-Child or 1-800-422-4453, or go to www.childhelp.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.
source: people.com
