A former professional referee has filed a federal lawsuit against Jim Jordan for shrugging off his claims that a former OSU doctor was masturbating while standing in the shower with the wrestling team 25 years ago. Your Hometown Stations' Stuart Hall explains what this means and what the congressman's office is saying.
Ohio's governor says the state medical board ignored credible evidence in 1996 about a doctor that had been sexually abusing male students for years. Governor Mike DeWine says the report showed that investigators knew the former Ohio State University physician, Dr. Richard Strauss, had sexually assaulted more than 100 male students, and no one did anything about it. Strauss committed suicide in 2005. A review of the medical board couldn't determine why they never disciplined or told police about Strauss.
Weeks after the final report on team doctor Richard Strauss sexual abuse was released, Ohio State University is taking steps to make sure that no future abuse happens at the school. The school already has offered to cover the cost of counseling to victims for as long as they need it, but are also tackling the issue from a preventative angle. The school will create a task force made up of experts, as well as survivors, and will look at the steps the school can take to protect their students in the future.
4th District Congressman Jim Jordan has taken on a higher profile of late and he is now facing allegations of keeping quiet related to an Ohio State doctor accused of sexual abuse 20 years ago.