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LetMyPeopleVote

(144,908 posts)
Mon Jan 10, 2022, 01:28 AM Jan 2022

Jim Jordan accused of 'begging' former Ohio State wrestler not to support reports of sexual abuse




A former Ohio State wrestler accused Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) of repeatedly “crying” and “begging” him not to corroborate accounts of sexual abuse against the university’s wrestling team doctor that occurred when Jordan was a coach.

Adam DiSabato — the brother of Mike DiSabato, the whistleblower who exposed the abuse by Richard Strauss — testified Wednesday during a public hearing in the state legislature that when the story came out in July 2018, he received a phone call from a tearful Jordan.

“Jim Jordan called me crying, crying, groveling, on the Fourth of July, begging me to go against my brother, begging me, crying for half an hour,” Adam DiSabato said, according to video of his testimony. “That’s the kind of coverups going on here.”,,,,,

In the midst of the Trump impeachment proceedings in the House, which Jordan took an active and high-profile role in, a new lawsuit was filed in which one alleged victim of Strauss’s sexual misconduct said he had reported it to Jordan. Jordan has been named in one other lawsuit as having been told, but he is not named as a defendant in any of them.
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Jim Jordan accused of 'begging' former Ohio State wrestler not to support reports of sexual abuse (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2022 OP
Gym may not have anything to offer the committee, since he was probably looking the other way. LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2022 #1
Gym gets a tingly sensation in his jock strap... Blue Owl Jan 2022 #2
This was reported nearly 2 years ago, but people should be reminded. Nt spooky3 Jan 2022 #3
yep. Gym Jordon is a creep Demovictory9 Jan 2022 #5
Hope he's crying rivers of tears over the Jan 6th Committee. KS Toronado Jan 2022 #4
His voters knew about it and still reelected him, will childfreebychoice Jan 2022 #6
Embarrassing isn't it? Boomerproud Jan 2022 #7
I'm getting the impression that the GOP relies on desparate people who have lots to hide. Baitball Blogger Jan 2022 #8
Whiney Repubes trying to hide the truth Achilleaze Jan 2022 #9

Blue Owl

(50,249 posts)
2. Gym gets a tingly sensation in his jock strap...
Mon Jan 10, 2022, 01:43 AM
Jan 2022

When there’s a locker room full of naked teenage boys who are ripe for the exploiting….

childfreebychoice

(476 posts)
6. His voters knew about it and still reelected him, will
Mon Jan 10, 2022, 04:07 AM
Jan 2022

Not affect his reelection, or chance to be speaker. Ken blackwell cheating tfor bush 2, and Ohio ain't been right since

Baitball Blogger

(46,682 posts)
8. I'm getting the impression that the GOP relies on desparate people who have lots to hide.
Mon Jan 10, 2022, 06:57 AM
Jan 2022

In fact, the GOP is the party of desperation.

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