8 Nov 2019 5:41 pm
Second person says he told Rep. Jim Jordan about sexual misconduct at Ohio State
A college wrestling referee says he reported sexual misconduct involving a former doctor who’s been accused sexually abusing nearly 300 hundred men over a 17-year period to Rep.
Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), a former assistant wrestling coach at Ohio State.
The congressman was dismissive, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday in federal court, and the doctor, Richard Strauss, continued to treat and abuse students at the school.
Ohio State says it’s aware of 1,429 instances of fondling and 47 instances of rape involving Strauss, who committed suicide in 2005.
Thursday’s filing marks the 13th lawsuit against the school.
Jordan has found himself at the periphery of the controversy because some former wrestlers have said he was aware — or should have been aware — of Strauss’s misconduct.
Jordan has denied any knowledge of the abuse, and did so again on Friday.
