Jordan, a Republican, has repeatedly denied he had any knowledge of Strauss’ behavior. The doctor, who committed suicide in 2005, sexually assaulted at least 177 people at the school between 1979 and 1997 according to an investigation commissioned by OSU.
The Ohio House of Representatives is currently considering a bill that would waive the state’s statute of limitations on sexual abuse claims brought by Strauss’ victims. About 350 men have sued OSU over allegations Strauss sexually assaulted them.
One former wrestler who has alleged sexual abuse at the hands of Strauss, Mike DiSabato, has said he told Jordan and another coach about Strauss’ actions and has been highly critical of the way OSU handled the situation. DiSabato, one of the original whistleblowers calling out Strauss’ actions, has a controversial historywith OSU, and some have questioned his motives for his testimony.
Jordan, now a powerful conservative in the U.S. House, has maintained he never had any knowledge of sexual abuse.
DiSabato’s brother and another former OSU wrestler Adam DiSabato this week told the Ohio House’s Civil Justice Committee considering the statute of limitations legislation that Jordan called him asking him to contradict his brother’s testimony.
“Jim Jordan called me crying, crying, groveling on the Fourth of July (2018), begging me to go against my brother,” Adam DiSabato told the House committee. “Begging me. Crying for a half an hour. That’s the kind of cover-up that’s going on here.”
A spokesman for Jordan told USA Today that Adam DiSabato’s accusations this week are “another lie.”
The DiSabatos aren’t the only ones who have made accusations that Jordan knew about Strauss’ behavior. Last year, a former referee said in a lawsuit that he notified Jordan and other coaches about incidents involving Strauss. Other former OSU wrestlers, however, have spoken in Jordan’s defense.
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This article appears in Feb 12-18, 2020.
I LOVE AR-15s, I BELIEVE CITIZENS SHOULD HAVE ANY WEAPON THEY CAN AFFORD. TANKS, FLAMETHROWERS, LAWS ROCKETS. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT JIM JORDAN IS A LYING, SYCOPHANT WHO WILL SAY ANYTHING TO PROMOTE THE AGENDA OF HIS EMPLOYERS AND PATRONS. MY OPINION ONLY, BUT WOULD YOU REALLY FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH JIM JORDAN WRESTLING AROUND ON A MAT WITH YOUR SON? HE WAS TOLD ABOUT THE ABUSE AND SAID NOTHING. SILENCE IS ACQUIENSCENCE. OH BOY, IT SOUNDS LIKE ANOTHER HOUSE INVESTIGATION.
Jim Jordan staunch defender of one pedophile and one madman (also accused of being a pedophile rapist) who took a giant, orange cheeto colored, Mickey D’s Big Mac shit on the Constitution.
ROFL @ “unstoppable defender of conservatism.”
Seriously, that line made my day, possibly the single most hilarious thing I’ve read so far this year.
There’s no such thing as Conservatism anymore, it has been co opted and destroyed by Trump, it is now Trumpism. The evidence is plain to see, Trumpists don’t care about things like the Constitution, rule of law or small government, all 3 of which used to form the backbone of Conservatism, which Trump shattered when his fat ass sat on it.
All Trumpists care about is maintaining their power by any means and continuing to fuck over the middle and lower class for their own personal gain while simultaneously screwing over anyone who doesn’t tow the party line or acquiesce to their childish demands.
People have been wondering how Democracy dies, take notes because it’s happening right now.
This man is currently covering up for a bold-faced lier every day and you think I should have a hard time believing that be covered up for a lier then hell no, of course, he did he has no principles he’s a man who lies to cover up his lies I don’t believe a word that comes out of his mouth
MAGA
RUSSIA