AP Photo/Angie Wang Twenty-nine new lawsuits have been filed against Ohio State University stemming from alleged sexual abuse by former team doctor Richard Strauss. Per Kantele Franko of the Associated Press, the 29 men suing the school include former athletes in baseball, lacrosse, cheerleading, soccer, football, basketball, gymnastics and fencing. The plaintiffs also included non-athletes who received treatment at the student health center where Strauss worked until his retirement in 2005. According to Franko, one of the new plaintiffs “alleges Strauss abused him during more than 10 medical exams in the 1980s, starting when he was a 16-year-old high school wrestler whose team competed on the Ohio State campus.” Another lawsuit from a former Buckeyes wrestler alleges that Strauss “fondled him during more than 50 medical visits.” This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.
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