Rep. Jim Jordan to be questioned under oath on Ohio State Strauss sex abuse scandal

[essentialsaltes]

After years of appeals, depositions are underway in the sexual abuse scandal involving Strauss, a former Ohio State University doctor. It has been seven years since the first lawsuits were filed against the university.

Jordan is set to be deposed on Friday in Washington. Former Ohio State Athletic Director Andy Geiger was deposed on Wednesday in Los Angeles.

Neither have been charged with any crimes, but many have questioned what they knew about Strauss’ behavior.

The survivors of Strauss kept quiet for decades, internalizing their trauma, but back in 2018, they started talking.

Hundreds of the survivors of the 20-year-long string of sexual assaults by the Ohio State team doctor still have cases against the university pending in federal court.

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Will this be harder to dodge than a Congressional subpoena?

 

[ThatRobGuy]

If I had to guess, it'll resemble what most depositions do, which is a lot of "non-answers" and "I don't recall"s

As someone who's had to sit through a few (none for myself, but for my company when there have been some "conflicts"), it's not uncommon for a lawyer to remind the person on the hot seat (ad nauseum) "Now just keep in mind, if you don't remember :wink wink:, then say I don't remember...there's nothing that can prove or disprove whether your remember something"

Which is basically just sneaky lawyer speak for "nobody can technically prove whether or not you remember something, so by saying you don't remember, you're not giving them anything, and you're not subjecting yourself to perjury risks"

But obviously a lawyer can't officially say that directly.

 

[RileyG]

After years of appeals, depositions are underway in the sexual abuse scandal involving Strauss, a former Ohio State University doctor. It has been seven years since the first lawsuits were filed against the university.

Jordan is set to be deposed on Friday in Washington. Former Ohio State Athletic Director Andy Geiger was deposed on Wednesday in Los Angeles.

Neither have been charged with any crimes, but many have questioned what they knew about Strauss’ behavior.

The survivors of Strauss kept quiet for decades, internalizing their trauma, but back in 2018, they started talking.

Hundreds of the survivors of the 20-year-long string of sexual assaults by the Ohio State team doctor still have cases against the university pending in federal court.

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Will this be harder to dodge than a Congressional subpoena?

 

[Pommer]

Whatcha praying fer?

 

[RileyG]

Whatcha praying fer?

I pray for everyone and anything

 

[Pommer]

I pray for everyone and anything

Oh a generalized catch-all…I see. That’s nice.
Odd though, how you reacted to the thread about Representative Jorda’s impending deposition with that particular emoji.

 

[RileyG]

Oh a generalized catch-all…I see. That’s nice.
Odd though, how you reacted to the thread about Representative Jorda’s impending deposition with that particular emoji.

I’m a bit lost.

Oh, praying for survivors.

I obviously wasn’t clear.

My bad.

 

[essentialsaltes]

Rep. Jim Jordan faces deposition about OSU sex abuse scandal​

The powerful Ohio Republican coached wrestlers who say he knew team doctor Richard Strauss molested them but did nothing to protect them.

Mike DiSabato, who wrestled for Jordan and was the first former OSU student who publicly accused him of having turned a blind eyeto the abuse Strauss inflicted on him and his teammates, said he does not expect Jordan to say any more than he already has.

“I assume he’s going to triple down and follow the same script he followed back in 2018 when he went on Fox and denied knowing about any abuse, denied being told of any abuse, never heard the word ‘abuse,’” DiSabato said.

Prompted by allegations from DiSabato and other former OSU wrestlers, the university agreed to an independent investigation by the Perkins Coie law firm, which concluded in 2019 that coaches and athletic administrators knew for two decades that Strauss was molesting male athletes and other students but failed to sound the alarm or stop him. [The public report redacted the names of the coaches implicated]

Another Strauss survivor, Steve Snyder-Hill, said he will watch the deposition Friday at his lawyer’s office in Columbus. While he is not a former athlete, Snyder-Hill is one of the former OSU students suing the university.

“I expect him to lie under oath,” Snyder-Hill said. “I don’t know a nicer way to put it.”