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Ohio State settles more doc abuse cases; total tops $46M

by Kantele Franko
| October 13, 2020 2:06 PM

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State University will pay $5.8 million to settle lawsuits by about two dozen more survivors over decades-old sexual abuse by a now-deceased team doctor, Richard Strauss — bringing the total settlements so far to $46.7 million for 185 survivors, the university announced Tuesday.

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