OSU: More Than 100 Former Students Report Sexual Misconduct By Ex-Doctor

FILE - This undated file photo shows a photo of Dr. Richard Strauss. Former Ohio State president E. Gordon Gee and former vice president of human resources Linda Tom tell The Columbus Dispatch they don’t remember receiving any complaints about the now-dead doctor, Strauss. (Ohio State University via AP, File)
FILE - This undated file photo shows a photo of Dr. Richard Strauss. A lawsuit by four former Ohio State University wrestlers alleges the school failed to stop “rampant sexual misconduct” by the now-dead team do... FILE - This undated file photo shows a photo of Dr. Richard Strauss. A lawsuit by four former Ohio State University wrestlers alleges the school failed to stop “rampant sexual misconduct” by the now-dead team doctor despite being repeatedly informed about his behavior. In the federal lawsuit filed Monday, July 16, 2018, four Ohio men listed as John Does say Strauss sexually assaulted or harassed them in the late 1980s or 1990s. The wrestlers’ lawsuit seeks unspecified monetary damages. Messages seeking comment were left Tuesday with the university.(Ohio State University via AP, File) MORE LESS
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State University says more than 100 former students have provided firsthand accounts of sexual misconduct by a now-dead team physician in an ongoing investigation.

Independent investigators are reviewing allegations against Richard Strauss involving male athletes from 14 sports and other students.

Former athletes say they verbally raised concerns about Strauss as early as 1978, near the start of his two decades at the university. Ohio State has said university officials’ response to concerns about Strauss is a key focus of the investigation.

University President Michael Drake said Friday more than 200 former students and university employees have been interviewed.

Those interviewed include Republican Rep. Jim Jordan, who denies some wrestlers’ claims he knew about abuse while coaching at Ohio State.

Strauss killed himself in 2005. His relatives have said they were shocked by the allegations.

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  1. Avatar for tena tena says:

    So apparently one person and only one person in all of this was completely unaware of what every other person knew - this guy was sexually abusing students.

    Hos is it that only Jordan was in the dark?

  2. WTG, Jim Jordan! It’s your time in the barrel!

  3. Cry me a River, Jordan…

    You’re going down…

  4. Oh, I thought liberals were out to get Jordan.

  5. He knew and didn’t want to make waves, he knew that nobody would do anything, he knew but didn’t think it was any worse than what he experienced, or he knew and was and was getting paid to look the other way.

    I think you could mix and match the above excuses. But what we do know is that when confronted with this information he denied, then he blamed “others”, and he couldn’t make a sympathetic statement that supported the athletes only attack the athletes. That’s the kind of leader he is.

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