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EPISODE · Mar 7, 2026 · 27 MIN

Michael DiSabato - Wexit / The Survivors of the OSU Abuse Scandal (Part 1)

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Michael DiSabato - Wexit / The Survivors of the OSU Abuse Scandal (Part 1)Michael DiSabato is one of the survivors of one of the most egregious breaches of trust in American history. He was a victim in the OSU Bath house scandal, something the Opperman Report has been covering for years. It is time for justice for the survivors and the families of those who never made it.wexit.orgBackground: (from Wikipedia)The Ohio State University abuse scandal centered on allegations of sexual abuse that occurred between 1978 and 1998, while Richard Strauss was employed as a physician by the Ohio State University (OSU) in the Athletics Department and in the Student Health Center. An independent investigation into the allegations was announced in April 2018 and was conducted by the law firm Perkins Coie.In July 2018, several former wrestlers accused former head coach Russ Hellickson and U.S. representative Jim Jordan, who was an assistant coach at OSU between 1987 and 1994, of knowing about Strauss's alleged abuse but failing to take action to stop it. Jordan has denied that he had any student-athlete report sexual abuse to him.The report, released in May 2019, concluded that Strauss abused at least 177 male student-patients and that OSU was aware of the abuse as early as 1979, but the abuse was not widely known outside of athletics or student health until 1996, when he was suspended from his duties. Strauss continued to abuse OSU students at an off-campus clinic until his retirement from the university in 1998. OSU was faulted in the report for failing to report Strauss's conduct to law enforcement.Previous Shows on this subject on PatreonSteve Snyder Rocky RatliffOpperman LivePrevious Shows on this subject on SpreakerSteve SnyderJim Jordan Bathhouse ScandalBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support.

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