COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) will reply questions underneath oath in relation to the Richard Strauss intercourse abuse scandal at Ohio State College, sources have informed Nexstar’s WCMH.
After years of appeals, depositions are underway within the sexual abuse scandal involving Strauss, a former Ohio State College physician. It has been seven years because the first lawsuits have been filed towards the college.
Jordan is about to be deposed on Friday in Washington. Former Ohio State Athletic Director Andy Geiger was deposed on Wednesday in Los Angeles.
Jordan and Geiger are being questioned as a part of civil lawsuits towards the college. Neither have been charged with any crimes, however many have questioned what they knew about Strauss’ habits.
In an announcement, a spokesperson for Jordan repeated earlier denials.
“As everybody is aware of, Chairman Jordan by no means noticed or heard of any abuse, and if he had, he would have handled it,” the spokesperson mentioned.
Attorneys for Ohio State College have additionally questioned a number of the survivors, whose Title IX claims accuse the college of understanding what Strauss was doing, facilitating it, and concealing it.
Survivors have shared their anguished tales as they described being sexually abused, even being drugged and raped by Strauss. However additionally they shared their anger as they discovered the Strauss assaults lasted for almost 20 years, they usually mentioned university leaders, even their own coaches, knew.
No less than 4 former wrestlers and one referee are on report saying they complained about Strauss to Jordan, a then-assistant wrestling coach.
HBO recently released a documentary concerning the scandal. Marshall was interviewed for the documentary after reporting on the scandal for a few years. Ohio State was not concerned in making the documentary.
The survivors of Strauss stored quiet for many years, internalizing their trauma, however again in 2018, they began speaking.
A whole bunch of the survivors of the 20-year-long string of sexual assaults by the Ohio State staff physician nonetheless have circumstances towards the college pending in federal court docket.
In a earlier assertion to WCMH, an Ohio State College spokesperson mentioned:
Ohio State led the trouble to analyze and expose Richard Strauss, and we categorical our deep remorse and apologies to all who skilled Strauss’ abuse. The college is ceaselessly grateful to the survivors who participated within the impartial investigation, which couldn’t have been accomplished with out their energy and braveness. Since 2018, we’ve reached settlement agreements with greater than half of the plaintiffs, 296 survivors, for greater than $60 million. All male college students who filed lawsuits have been provided the chance to settle. As well as, the college continues to cowl the price of professionally licensed counseling companies and different medical remedy, together with reimbursement for counseling and remedy acquired up to now.