COLUMBUS, OHIO—Several former students and student-athletes at Ohio State University have described sexual abuse they suffered at the hands of Dr. Richard Strauss, who worked at the university from 1978 until he retired in 1998. Interviews with Strauss’ victims and lawsuits filed on their behalf have named several Ohio State officials alleged to have known about the abuse but done nothing about it. Those complaints also included inappropriate behaviour by Strauss, according to a July 17 class-action lawsuit in federal court in Columbus. “Conversations in a locker room are a lot different than people coming up and talking about abuse,” Jordan told Fox News on July 6. Response: In a video statement and in two emailed statements, Hellickson has said he never ignored abuse of wrestlers.

Source: thestar August 11, 2018 15:33 UTC