Posted on 07/10/2018 9:27:04 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
An Ohio State wrestler is calling Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) a “phony” in an interview with CNN for saying he was not aware of allegations of inappropriate touching and sexual abuse by a former doctor on the wrestling team.
The person who spoke to CNN requested anonymity because of the sensitivity of the allegations and out of concern for his family’s well-being. CNN says he is the fifth wrestler from the program to allege that Jordan knew of the actions of Richard Strauss, the former team doctor who killed himself in 2005.
"Jordan is denying this because obviously it would be political suicide for him," the former wrestler said to CNN in a report published on Tuesday. "He's still denying it. Jim Jordan knew. He didn't do anything about it."
Other news media have offered different counts on the number of wrestlers making the allegation, many of whom have spoken anonymously. The Washington Post has reported that seven former wrestlers have alleged that Jordan knew of misconduct by Strauss.
Jordan has denied the allegations that he knew of Strauss's alleged actions. He served as an assistant coach on the Ohio State team between 1987 and 1995, and says he did not hear of inappropriate behavior by the doctor.
While a number of wrestlers have said Jordan did know of the allegations, others have backed him.
Six former OSU wrestling coaches issued statements defending the GOP lawmaker on Monday against claims he was aware of the allegations against Strauss.
“What has been said about Jim Jordan is absolutely wrong,” the half-dozen coaches said in a joint statement. “We all worked on the wrestling coaching staff during Jim’s tenure at The Ohio State University. None of us saw or heard of abuse of OSU wrestlers. The well-being of student-athletes was all of our concern. If we had heard of any abuse, we would have spoken up.”
President Trump and many of Jordan's colleagues have offered support, though a request that the Office of Congressional Ethics investigate the matter has also been filed.
The wrestler who spoke to CNN for Tuesday's story said he told Jordan about Strauss's behavior.
"I remember coming up and saying, 'Strauss held my balls longer than normal.' He just snickered,” the former wrestler claimed, speaking of a conversation at the time with Jordan.
The former wrestler also recalled a time when he said he met with Jordan and several athletes who were all "clumped together” and he said he told Jordan "something to the effect of 'his hands are cold as s**t; he checked out every hair on my ball,'" in reference to Strauss.
According to the former wrestler, Jordan replied, "I have nothing to do with this" before walking away from him.
"He's sitting here and directly lying," the former wrestler continued.
He said an account from fellow former Ohio State wrestler Mike DiSabato is "absolutely truthful."
DiSabato claimed Strauss groped him on multiple occasions while he was on the OSU wrestling team and also claimed Jordan knew about the sexual abuse allegations surrounding the doctor.
Allegedly.
Another anonymous source for CNN. It’s the only kind of sources they have when dishing dirt on Republicans.
All the wrestlers knew, and they didn’t tell the authorities.
I can only assume that they were okay with it and liked it.
How much is S0r0$ paying this guy?
WHAT’S HIS NAME??? Am I missing something??
Rank character assasination.
He's either making this up, or he enjoyed the "abuse."
Check the accusers politics and friends. I don’t think it’s GOP favorable.
It isn’t abuse when the actors are over 18 and have consented to said conduct.
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...... and found that there was absolutely nothing between DiSabato's legs.
That is what is so appalling. There was never a complaint in the doctor’s file.
No one made a complaint.
This is locker room banter - brought forth 20 years as some kind of Harvey Weinstein type accusation, and it is complete bullshit.
Idiotic quotes and in my opinion made up.
How many wrestlers quit the team because of the ongoing assaults? None. Sounds like Jordan is being Roy Moored.
Contrast with Penn State where people knew, and it was spoken of outside of Penn State, was suspected for a long time.
This, not a peep until now?
Yeah, right.
Interesting how the commie dem press goes beyond the pale to find witnesses against conservatives BUT could not lift a finger to dial up anyone who has evidence about dems like Clinton with his rapping and Oasses birth and identity allegations.
The mild “balls” comments are hardly indicative of abuse. Locker room stuff. But, quite obviously, this whole thing is being perpetrated by the Left in an effort to discredit Jordan, one of the few who are looking into the collusion between the Intelligence community and the Clinton Machine. Jordan’s compatriots in this effort will be next. Get ready for more Democrat sleaze.
This is all democrat bull shit. According to these pukes every guy who ever got a military physical has been “inappropriately touched”...cough/hernia test, finger wave etc. And yeah, everyone joked about it ...”cold hands, long fingers, two hands on shoulders” ...ha, ha!
Anonymous. With the hatred they have against Republicans, do you doubt they can get people to anonymously make stuff up? I don’t. How much you want to bet the guy is a Democrat activist and/ or gay activist.
DEMOCRATS ARE VILE AND EVIL!!
And yes, this "anonymous" is most likely a HOMOSEXUAL!!!
So this 20 year old tough guy wrestler, at a Big Ten University was not able to 1) stop the guy from doing this 2) speak up, complain formally and consistently or he is lying.
I’m not a tough guy, but no way someone would be able to abuse me at that age without a big fight and massive complaints to the police, not just mention it to some assistant once, briefly in passing.
Don’t believe this guy whatsoever.
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