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In July 2018, several former wrestlers accused former head coach Russ Hellickson and U.S. representative Jim Jordan, who was an assistant coach at OSU between 1987 and 1994, of knowing about Strauss's alleged abuse but failing to take action to stop it. Jordan has denied that he had any student-athlete report sexual abuse to him.
The scandal emerged in 2018, but there is no solid evidence to either support or refute the claim.
Jordan was an assistant coach with Ohio State University's wrestling program from 1987 to 1995. [20] Richard Strauss was the wrestling team physician during Jordan's tenure. Strauss died by suicide in 2005. [21] In April 2018, Ohio State University began an independent investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct by Strauss.
The scandal spread to Washington, D.C., when DiSabato and several other wrestlers accused their former assistant coach, powerful Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, of turning a blind eye to Strauss’ abuses.
The ex-athletes accused Rep Jordan of ignoring accusations and failing to protect them from sexual abuse by school doctor Richard Strauss, who died in 2005, when he was the team’s assistant ...
In a new lawsuit a referee claims Rep.Jim Jordan brushed off his disturbing report about the actions of disgraced Ohio State state doctor Richard Strauss.
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Multiple former Ohio State wrestlers have accused Jim Jordan, a prominent Republican Congressman from Ohio, of knowing about alleged sexual abuse by a longtime team doctor.