Supreme Court allows more than 230 men to sue Ohio State University over former team doctor's sexual abuse

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The Supreme Court on Monday left in place a decision that allows more than 230 men to sue Ohio State University over decades-old sexual abuse by a university doctor, the late Richard Strauss.

Two cases involving the abuse were on a list of many cases the court said it would not hear. And, as is typical, the court did not comment in saying it would not hear the cases.

Ohio State University had urged the court to review a ruling by the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that revived lawsuits that had been dismissed. The men who sued are among hundreds of former student-athletes and other alumni who say they were abused by Strauss, who worked at the school from 1978 to 1998.

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They say university officials failed to stop him despite complaints raised as early as the late 1970s. Many of them allege Strauss abused them during required physicals and other medical exams at campus athletic facilities, a student health center, his home and an off-campus clinic.

Strauss killed himself in 2005 at age 67. The university in 2018 announced an investigation into Strauss' abuse and the university's conduct. It has apologized to his victims and reached over $60 million in settlements with at least 296 people.

The U.S. Supreme Court is shown on May 16, 2023, in Washington. The Supreme Court ruled on June 26, 2023, that over 230 men can proceed with lawsuits against Ohio State University regarding a former team doctor's sexual assaults. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

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But the university eventually sought