The New York Times

This is how deep the Republican parties corruption goes. They couldn’t even use this opportunity to ensure that their next 2026 minority leader was ABOVE REPROACH; and they wonder why the republican electorate has LOST FAITH in them. He has and will continue to FAIL as a victim advocate. Jim Jordan’s coaching career involves allegations that he knew about sexual abuse by Ohio State University team doctor Richard Strauss while serving as an assistant wrestling coach (roughly 1986/87–1994/95) and failed to act. Dr. Richard Strauss, a university physician, sexually abused male student-athletes and others (often under the guise of routine exams involving genital fondling or worse) over roughly two decades (1978/79–1998). An independent investigation by the law firm Perkins Coie, released in 2019, found that Strauss abused at least 177 male student-patients. University personnel knew of complaints as early as 1979, but meaningful action was not taken until the mid-1990s. The report described the behavior as an “open secret” in athletics, noted that at least 50 athletic department staff had some awareness, and stated that 22 coaches (including wrestling coaches) were aware of rumors or complaints. Multiple former wrestlers and others have said JIM JORDAN knew or must have known and did nothing. Former wrestlers (including Dunyasha Yetts, Dan Ritchie, Tito Vazquez, Mike Schyck, Mike DiSabato, and others) told outlets such as NBC, CNN, the Washington Post, and Politico that the abuse was widely discussed in the locker room (“Dr. Jelly Fingers,” “Dr. Cough,” etc.), that they reported it to Jordan or that he overheard complaints, and that he dismissed or joked about it. Specific alleged responses attributed to Jordan include variations of “If he ever did that to me, I’d snap his neck like a stick of dry balsa wood” and “It’s Strauss, you know what he does.” A wrestling referee (Frederick Feeney) also claimed he reported an incident involving Strauss masturbating in the showers and received a dismissive response. JIM JORDAN IS NOT ABOVE REPROACH…D.C. IS NOT LISTENING‼️