[THREAD] Shocking new report from Ohio State documenting a sitting Congressman’s - @Jim_Jordan - role in enabling abuse.
Below are direct quotes from the report. 
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“it was broadly known within the Athletics Department that Strauss showered alongside the male students at Larkins Hall - a practice unique to Strauss among the other team physicians and a practice that the student-athletes repeatedly complained about to their coaches”
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“The number of student-athletes reporting abuse for each relevant team affiliation were as follows: wrestling (48 students); gymnastics (16 students); swimming & diving (15 students); soccer (13 students)...” 15 total sports, with wrestling BY FAR the highest.
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“Student E felt that he had no ability to question Strauss given that Strauss had the power to determine whether or not Student E would receive medical clearance to compete, particularly given that he was at OSU on an athletic scholarship”
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“8 individuals who were employed at OSU during Strauss’ time at the University reported to the Investigative Team that they were aware that Strauss served as a physician at the tournaments. One athletic trainer indicated that he heard jokes from other athletic training staff...
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that the high school wrestling tournaments were like a “Doc Strauss holiday” with a “parade of boys”. We asked other witnesses who were members of the OSU athletic training staff during Strauss’ employment at the University if they remembered the jokes referenced above...
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No one indicated that they did, although two trainers conceded it was consistent with the type of jokes that would be made about Strauss.”
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“the Investigative team received allegations from numerous student-athletes indicating that they talked about Strauss’ inappropriate genital exams and complained about Strauss’ locker room and shower room voyeurism, directly to - or in front of - OSU coaching staff”
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