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Six former wrestlers say Rep. Jim Jordan knew about abusive OSU doctor
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/06/politics/jordan-osu-wrestlers-strauss-invs/index.html
By Curt Devine, Drew Griffin and Majlie de Puy Kamp, CNN Investigates
Updated 4:09 PM ET, Fri March 6, 2020
(CNN)Tito Vazquez says he still remembers the day three decades ago when, as a wrestler at Ohio State University, the doctor he'd gone to see about a bloody nose insisted on examining his genitals. He also recalls how one of his coaches dismissed his immediate complaint.
"'I have nothing to do with this,'" Vazquez quoted the assistant coach saying, as he effectively ended the conversation and went on with wrestling practice.
That coach, Vazquez says, was Jim Jordan, now an Ohio congressman and an influential voice in Republican politics, perhaps best known for his pugnacious defense of President Donald Trump during the recent impeachment proceedings.
Vazquez is one of six former OSU wrestlers who told CNN in recent interviews that they were present when Jordan heard or responded to sexual misconduct complaints about team doctor Richard Strauss. Eight others say Strauss' inappropriate behavior was an open secret in the athletic department and that Jordan, among others, must have known about it.
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By Curt Devine, Drew Griffin and Majlie de Puy Kamp, CNN Investigates
Updated 4:09 PM ET, Fri March 6, 2020
(CNN)Tito Vazquez says he still remembers the day three decades ago when, as a wrestler at Ohio State University, the doctor he'd gone to see about a bloody nose insisted on examining his genitals. He also recalls how one of his coaches dismissed his immediate complaint.
"'I have nothing to do with this,'" Vazquez quoted the assistant coach saying, as he effectively ended the conversation and went on with wrestling practice.
That coach, Vazquez says, was Jim Jordan, now an Ohio congressman and an influential voice in Republican politics, perhaps best known for his pugnacious defense of President Donald Trump during the recent impeachment proceedings.
Vazquez is one of six former OSU wrestlers who told CNN in recent interviews that they were present when Jordan heard or responded to sexual misconduct complaints about team doctor Richard Strauss. Eight others say Strauss' inappropriate behavior was an open secret in the athletic department and that Jordan, among others, must have known about it.
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... is like in OH, but in CA someone in Jordan's position can't know about child abuse and not report it to the proper authorities. You must report child abuse, even if it's only suspected. Not to do so is quite serious...
https://www.dispatch.com/news/20200306/ohio-state-reaches-settlement-with-some-strauss-victims
Title-"Ohio State reaches settlement with some Strauss victims"
snip--" Ohio State University has reached a monetary settlement with "nearly half" of the plaintiffs suing the university over sexual abuse by deceased physician Richard Strauss.
The university announced Friday that it had reached agreement with victims in 11 of the 18 lawsuits currently pending against the university."
snip--" Strauss' conduct was reprehensible, and the university's failures at the time are completely unacceptable," Drake said in a written statement. "While nothing can undo what happened here years ago, today's university has a responsibility to support our former students and alumni, and this initial settlement is another important step in the process of restorative justice."
It was unclear Friday when details of the settlement would be available. No taxpayer, tuition or donor funds will be used in the payouts, Ohio State said. All funds for victims related to the settlement will come from university discretionary funding or investment income."
More at article.
And Jordan is very carefully not mentioned in the story.
Wonder why?
Title-"Ohio State reaches settlement with some Strauss victims"
snip--" Ohio State University has reached a monetary settlement with "nearly half" of the plaintiffs suing the university over sexual abuse by deceased physician Richard Strauss.
The university announced Friday that it had reached agreement with victims in 11 of the 18 lawsuits currently pending against the university."
snip--" Strauss' conduct was reprehensible, and the university's failures at the time are completely unacceptable," Drake said in a written statement. "While nothing can undo what happened here years ago, today's university has a responsibility to support our former students and alumni, and this initial settlement is another important step in the process of restorative justice."
It was unclear Friday when details of the settlement would be available. No taxpayer, tuition or donor funds will be used in the payouts, Ohio State said. All funds for victims related to the settlement will come from university discretionary funding or investment income."
More at article.
And Jordan is very carefully not mentioned in the story.
Wonder why?
