Lawsuits Against Ohio State University Over Sex Abuse By A Team Doctor Are Dismissed

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Ron Filipkowski
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Sep 23, 2021
A Fed Judge in Ohio has dismissed the lawsuit brought by hundreds of OSU athletes alleging a cover up by coaches, including Jim Jordan, of sex abuse. The athletes pleaded with the Legis to extend the Stat of Limit, but after a public hearing they refused.

Lawsuits Against Ohio State University Over Sex Abuse By A Team Doctor Are Dismissed
Roughly 400 men and one woman had sued the university since 2018 over its failure to stop Richard Strauss, despite concerns they say were raised with school officials during his tenure.
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Ron Filipkowski
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Former captain on the Ohio State wrestling team calling out Jim Jordan while pleading the Ohio legislature to extend the statute of limitations.


6:50 AM · Sep 23, 2021

https://www.npr.org/2021/09/22/1039899108/ohio-state-sex-abuse-doctor-richard-strauss



COLUMBUS, Ohio — A federal judge dismissed some of the biggest remaining lawsuits over Ohio State's failure to stop decades-old sexual abuse by now-deceased team doctor Richard Strauss, saying Wednesday it's indisputable Strauss abused hundreds of young men but agreeing with OSU's argument that the legal window for such claims had passed.

"For decades, many at Ohio State tasked with protecting and training students and young athletes instead turned a blind eye to Strauss's exploitation," U.S. District Court Judge Michael Watson wrote in one ruling. "From 1979 to 2018, Ohio State utterly failed these victims. Plaintiffs beseech this Court to hold Ohio State accountable, but today, the legal system also fails Plaintiffs."

Attorneys for at least some of the affected plaintiffs immediately vowed to appeal.

Roughly 400 men and one woman had sued the university since 2018 over its failure to stop Strauss despite concerns they say were raised with school officials during his two-decade tenure, as far back as the late 1970s. Many of the accusers say they were fondled in medical exams at campus athletic facilities, a student health center, his home and or an off-campus clinic.

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[MagickMuffin]

1. Protection for PREDATORS

I think one of the victims should run against GYM Jordan. That would be a very fun and perhaps disturbing race to watch.

[Arazi]

2. Dammit 🤬

[StarfishSaver]

3. Dismissed on one of those legal technicalities conservatives love to rail against

[blueinredohio]

4. I'm shocked! Not.

[bamagal62]

5. Seriously? WTF?