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- On June 17, 2025, HBO aired the documentary 'Surviving Ohio State,' produced by George Clooney, about sexual abuse at Ohio State University between 1978 and 1998.
- The film follows male survivors targeted by Dr. Richard Strauss, a university doctor accused of abusing hundreds of athletes over two decades, with allegations first emerging in 2018.
- The documentary includes testimony from wrestlers and referee Frederick Feeney, who claimed Strauss conducted invasive exams without gloves and that Jim Jordan, a former assistant coach, knew about but dismissed the abuse.
- Ohio State reached settlements exceeding $60 million with 296 survivors and issued a public apology, while Jordan denied any awareness of the abuse and chose not to participate in the documentary.
- The documentary highlights institutional silence and lasting harm, suggesting many in authority, including Jordan, failed to stop Strauss’s abuse despite widespread awareness.
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'Surviving Ohio State' Is About the Cowards Who Looked Away
Over two decades, there were over 2,800 documented cases of unwanted sexual touching and 170 reports of rape among Ohio State students. Thousands more went unreported. Every one of these assaults was committed by a single man: Richard Strauss, the... Read more...
'Surviving Ohio State': Most Shocking Revelations About Sex Abuse Scandal
Decades of alleged sexual abuse at the hands of Dr. Richard Strauss, a former sports medicine physician at The Ohio State University, is explored in detail in the new documentary Surviving Ohio State. Strauss is accused of sexually abusing hundreds of male students, most of them athletes, from 1978 to 1998. Surviving Ohio State speaks directly to some of Strauss’ alleged victims, including a group of former Ohio State wrestlers who helped blow t…
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