Magic Johnson says anyone who stayed silent about Michigan State sexual assaults ‘should be fired’
Former Spartan Magic Johnson stands with the survivors of the Michigan State sexual assault scandal and wants those responsible for covering up the assaults to be punished.
In a series of tweets on Monday morning, Johnson said he and his wife, Cookie, support the University creating new policies to assure women are protected from any future harm. Johnson also said he wants to work with the basketball program, coach Tom Izzo and the administration to offer any help he can.
If anyone was aware of the sexual assault happening to women on the MSU campus from the office of the President, Board of Trustees, athletic department, faculty & campus police, and didn’t say or do anything about it, they should be fired.
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) January 29, 2018
Cookie and I stand in support of the victims and their families as they embark on the road to recovery; and I support the movement to hold everyone involved accountable.
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) January 29, 2018
The roles of the new President, Board of Trustees, athletic department, faculty, campus police and students will be to work together to create new policies and procedures to ensure this never happens again.
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) January 29, 2018
As a Spartan, I love MSU and want to work with Coach Izzo, the administration, and the students to be a part of the solution in any way that I can.
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) January 29, 2018
“If anyone was aware of the sexual assault happening to women on the MSU campus from the office of the President, Board of Trustees, athletic department, faculty and campus police, and didn’t say or do anything about it, they should be fired... As a Spartan, I love MSU and want to work with Coach Izzo, the administration, and the students to be a part of the solution in any way that I can,” Johnson wrote in part Monday morning.
From Lansing, Mich., Johnson attended Michigan State from 1977-1979 before being the first overall pick in the 1979 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers.
