The newly unsealed complaint includes testimony by several Ohio State University employees who said the school knew for years about the sexual abuse allegations against OSU’s former team doctor.
The payouts to the claimants represent about half of the former OSU students who say they were victimized by Richard Strauss.
The new regulations require colleges to allow cross-examination of accusers and eliminate the single-investigator models.
The agency also says school closings due to COVID-19 and children’s increased online presence pose an increased risk for child exploitation.
The settlement funds will be distributed by an independent special master who is trained in sex abuse trauma.
Following an investigation, the school has agreed to create a centralized record-keeping system to track sexual misconduct allegations against employees.
Adam DiSabato testified Jordan asked him to go against his brother’s claims that Jordan knew about continued sexual abuse by Richard Strauss.
The student allegedly obtained explicit images of minors, used the images to coerce them into performing sexual acts, and shared them with a teacher.
“They would rather carry it to the grave than to let someone else know about it,” one parent said. “You don’t want to be the one to upset the brotherhood.”
In the 1980s former OSU fencing coach Charlotte Remenyik began warning students on her team about Dr. Richard Strauss’ sexually abusive behavior.
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