A former Ohio State University doctor sexually abused at least 177 former students over two decades, an independent investigatory report released Friday concludes.
May 17 (UPI) — A former Ohio State University doctor sexually abused at least 177 former students over two decades, an independent investigatory report released Friday concludes.
The report, conducted over the course of a year by law firm Perkins Coie LLP, said Dr. Richard Strauss abused the students during his time with the school from 1978 to 1998. He worked as a physician both in the Department of Athletics and Student Health Services.
Strauss, who died in 2005, was allowed to voluntarily retire in 1998 after the allegations were reported to the state medical board in 1996.
Former students said the abuse included instances in which Strauss asked probing and seemingly unnecessary questions about students’ sexual histories, or required them to strip completely naked for examinations.
