Ohio State Knew Richard Strauss' Sex Abuse Was Rampant--and Did Nothing: Lawsuit
Adding fire to the debate over whether Rep. Jim Jordan knew about the rampant sexual abuse on male student-athletes during his time at Ohio State University, four former wrestlers have filed a class-action federal lawsuit claiming the school knew about team doctor Richard Strauss’ alleged serial molestation and took “no steps to protect students.”
The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio against the Ohio State University. Despite alleged knowledge of Strauss’ alleged abuse, the lawsuit claims Ohio State and Athletic Director Andy Geiger failed to take action to stop him from assaulting student-athletes. Athletes at the school allegedly felt that complaints about Strauss were “futile” and that he was “above reproach in the eyes of Ohio State,” according to a press release issued by the four lawyers who filed the suit.
“Our investigation has conclusively demonstrated that Ohio State turned a blind eye to Dr. Strauss while he freely used his position of trust and authority to regularly sexually assault, batter, molest, and harass male athletes over the entire course of his career at Ohio State,” said Robert Allard, one of several prominent attorneys who filed the suit.
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