Referee Says He Told Jordan About Sexual Misconduct At OSU, Was Shrugged Off

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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A referee is alleging that serial sexual assailant Dr. Richard Strauss masturbated in front of him in the showers of Ohio State University after a match. The referee allegedly immediately told then-assistant coach Jim Jordan, who shrugged him off, according to NBC News.

There have been multiple allegations that Jordan knew of Strauss’ rampant sexual assaults and did nothing. The congressman has denied the allegations and claims that the people coming forward are politically motivated.

“Congressman Jordan never saw or heard of any kind of sexual abuse, and if he had he would’ve dealt with it,” said Jordan communications director Ian Fury. “Multiple investigations have confirmed this simple fact.”

Independent investigators found that Strauss had sexually assaulted at least 177 boys over twenty years.

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  1. Just shrugged and ignored depraved & criminal behavior? Makes sense then that he’d be the perfect guy to defend Trump.

  2. Avatar for schmed schmed says:

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  3. State crimes, so no matter how much Gym Jordan gibbers and capers in public hearings, ain’t no pardon gonna apply.

  4. If you haven’t met a suckup like Jordan, the kind who’s a stoolie for the prison guards, the one who not only won’t challenge authority on a matter of principle but helps to further the abuse he ought to challenge, you’re lucky. You find them in any large organization where abuse is occurring, in Auschwitz, the Catholic Church, the offices of any good-sized business, damn near any group of more than a few dozen people. I was taught to have contempt for them, but too many people are taught to go along to get along.

  5. There was a Boy Scout leader in my hometown who allegedly sexually abused over 100 kids. No one can do that over the years and completely avoid complaints.

    One gets away with it because the complaints get shrugged off or the complainers were demonized. That’s what happened in my hometown.

    Jim Jordan knew.

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