Late Ohio State doctor accused of molesting at least 177 boys during his decades-long career, with victims saying the university did nothing about it
This May 8, 2019 photo shows a sign for Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. On Friday, May 17, 2019, the school said at least 177 men were sexually abused by Ohio State team doctor Richard Strauss who died years ago, according to findings from a law firm that investigated the accusations, concluding that school leaders knew at the time.
The report on Strauss, who took his life in 2005, could cost the university heavily by bolstering the lawsuits brought against Ohio State by a multitude of victims. Many of Strauss' accusers who have spoken publicly said they were groped and inappropriately touched during physical exams, or ogled in locker rooms. Many told investigators that they thought the doctor's behaviour was an "open secret" and that they believed their coaches, trainers and other team doctors knew about it.
As the allegations against him mounted, investigators said, Strauss pleaded with university administrators to keep his job. That included sending a letter in 1997 to then-university president Gordon Gee. A message seeking comment was left Friday for Gee, now president of West Virginia University. At least one of the students, a 14-year-old high school wrestler at the time of Strauss' abuse, told investigators Strauss molested other minors during the course of the doctor's work with high schools and an Ohio State wrestling camp. No other such accounts were included in unredacted portions of the report.
Most of those claims are part of lawsuits against Ohio State that are headed to mediation. They seek unspecified damages.
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