COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) More than 100 former students have provided firsthand accounts of sexual misconduct by the now-dead Ohio State University team physician at the center of an ongoing investigation, the university said on Friday.
Over 200 former students and university employees have been confidentially interviewed by independent investigators reviewing allegations against Richard Strauss involving male athletes from 14 sports as well as his work at the student health center and his off-campus medical office, University President Michael Drake said. Those allegations range from 1979 to 1997, during most of Strauss two decades on the faculty and medical staff.
We are grateful to those who have come forward and remain concerned for anyone who may have been affected by his actions, Drake said.
Ohio State has urged anyone with information to contact the Seattle-based law firm Perkins Coies investigators, who are looking into the allegations, what university officials knew and how they responded to any concerns about Strauss. They also are reviewing whether Strauss examined high school students.