Report: Ohio State leaders knew about team doctor's abuse
Source: Associated Press
The law firm hired to conduct the investigation for the school interviewed hundreds of former students and university employees.
The report found many of the students thought the doctors behavior was an open secret and that their coaches, trainers and other team doctors knew about it. The students described the examinations by Strauss as being hazed or going through a rite of passage.
The university has said the law firms work included determining what Ohio State and its leaders knew during Strauss tenure.
Read more: https://apnews.com/8100ceaf06c44dc2a85bea4c5daff04f
Wonder if Gym Jordan will demand the release of this report in its entirety.
Guilded Lilly
(5,591 posts)elias7
(4,039 posts)Chin music
(23,002 posts)and find nothing. Literally, nothing.
irisblue
(33,065 posts)Michael V. Drake (@OSUPrezDrake) Tweeted:
On behalf of the university, we offer our sincere apologies and profound regret to those who endured abuse by Dr. Richard Strauss. His actions and the university's inaction at the time were unacceptable.
Please read my message to our Buckeye community: https://t.co/2kKXy4RHPh
Link to tweet
The University. NPR station. WOSU.org is following the story.
source--https://wosu2.drupal.publicbroadcasting.net/post/ohio-state-knew-about-sexual-abuse-team-doctor-early-1979
snip--"The Investigation
In 1996, the university suspended Strauss from physician duties after a patient at the Student Health center accused himi of "fondling him during a genital examination." At the time, though, the school took a "very limited investigation" of complaints against Strauss, who was subsequently removed from Athletics and Student Health but remained a tenured faculty member in the School of Public Health.
Even after the disciplinary actions, in 1996 Strauss opened a private, off-campus clinic where he "continued to sexually abuse OSU students," the report says.
Strauss voluntarily retired from the university in 1998, receiving an "emeritus" honor that he maintained until his death. Strauss died by suicide in 2005.
Strauss' acts of abuse ranged from the overt such as fondling to the point of erection and ejaculation to more subtle acts of abuse that were masked with a pretextual medical purpose - for example, requiring a student-patient to strip completely naked to purportedly "assess" an orthopedic condition, or asking probing questions about a student-patient's sexual practices or performance," the report says."
more at article
NCjack
(10,279 posts)burn all, including the investigators.
riversedge
(70,475 posts)Really does not tell us anything about Jordan.
https://apnews.com/8100ceaf06c44dc2a85bea4c5daff04f
...........The university said it has begun the process of revoking Strauss emeritus status.
Previous to Fridays release, his accusers had alleged more than 20 school officials and staff members, including two athletic directors and a coach who is now a congressman , were aware of concerns about Strauss but didnt stop him. Most of those claims are part of two related lawsuits against Ohio State that are headed to mediation .
Neither that congressman, Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, nor any other coaches are mentioned by name in the report........
True Blue American
(17,998 posts)Included Jordans name, but there is no way an Assistant Coach who was there for 7 years did not know.
We had an Assistant Principle in High School who always had his hands in his pocket. A few High School girls would slide down in their seats in their short skirts just to watch him squirm. Everyone knew it.
BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)Jordan is guilty as hell. He doth protest too much.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)Jordan will be gone within a year. OSU will be on the hook for tens of millions when before this is settled. Now that the University President has a published statement admitting wrong doing by a University Official,let the Legal Beale's have their day.
True Blue American
(17,998 posts)Will be changed by Court order by June.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)Watch the Rethugs and Trump to raise holy hell over this. My guess is,Trump will have Barr intervene or try to disrupt this event.
True Blue American
(17,998 posts)In 2021 there will be an unbiased committee. Funny thing is the Legislature were afraid Democrats would take over so they changed it!
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)time for it to be exposed and dealt with.
DoctorJoJo
(1,134 posts)... says no one contacted him. Total number of known OSU students molested now at 177!
True Blue American
(17,998 posts)Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)RANDYWILDMAN
(2,681 posts)Knew all about it. What a joke and pretending you dont know makes him look even worse.
Paladin
(28,290 posts)Anybody know if that's true? And, if so: What the fuck?
Historic NY
(37,462 posts)his official congressional bio says he practiced law privately.....
[link:https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/attorneysearch/#/search|]