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struggle4progress

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16. Why didn't she mention his MD and his Nobel Prize?
Sun Oct 12, 2025, 02:30 PM
Oct 12

And what about his leadership on sexual abuse?

Former Ohio State wrestlers say U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan knew about Strauss abuse
Megan Henry
July 11, 2025
5:00 am

Survivors of Dr. Richard Strauss say Ohio Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan knew about the sexual abuse the student-athletes suffered, according to HBO’s new documentary, “Surviving Ohio State.”

Jordan declined to be interviewed for the documentary, but his name is frequently brought up by former Ohio State wrestlers and a referee. The documentary came out last month. Over the years, Jordan has repeatedly denied having any knowledge of the abuse.

“To say that (Jordan) knew nothing, that nothing ever happened, it’s a flat out lie,” former Ohio State Wrestler Dan Ritchie said in the documentary.

Strauss sexually abused at least 177 male victims between 1979 and 1996 during his time as a physician for Ohio State’s Athletics Department and at the university’s Student Health Center, according to an independent investigation commissioned by Ohio State University ...


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