Sauder Schelkopf has been at the forefront fighting for the survivors of sexual abuse by Dr. Richard Strauss since the first allegations were made public in April of 2018. Sauder Schelkopf filed a class action lawsuit in July 2018 against Ohio State University (OSU) on behalf of former students and student-athletes who were sexually abused by Dr. Richard Strauss, who worked for OSU from the mid-1970s to the 1990s. Strauss died in 2005; however, over 300 male students and student-athletes have come forward to share their experiences.
As reported by The Columbus Dispatch, “Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine didn’t mince words: Years of sexual abuse by now-deceased Ohio State University physician Richard Strauss represent ‘a failure of people to do what’s right.’
‘Doctors who heard the rumors or saw something suspicious had a legal duty to report it to the board,’ DeWine said on Aug. 30, when he announced the findings of a working group he convened to review the State Medical Board’s 1996 investigation into the late Strauss. ‘We need to know if they did.’
The governor called for reviews of closed medical board complaints involving sexual assault, and of physicians who knew or suspected Strauss’ misconduct and didn’t report it.”
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Read the complaint here.
The Report of the Independent Investigation can be read here.
Governor’s Working Group Report can be read here
Experience Matters
Sauder Schelkopf has significant experience fighting for victims of sexual misconduct. Our former prosecutors have extensive litigation experience and currently represent victims of sexual abuse throughout the country, including clergy sexual abuse. We have numerous class action lawsuits pending throughout the country on behalf of victims of sexual misconduct including:
- Sauder Schelkopf, and co-counsel, recently reached a $215 million settlement on behalf of female patients of Dr. George Tyndall, a gynecologist at the University of Southern California accused of sexually assaulting students since the 1990s.
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