ignored warnings about an ohio state university doctor accused of sexually abusing nearly 200 men over two decades. in a lawsuit filed thursday a college wrestling referee named as john doe 42 says in the mid- 90s he told jordan, then ohio state s assistant wrestling coach that the team s physician richard strauss performed a sex act in front of him in the shower. the referee says the team s then head coach shrugged it off saying yeah, that s strauss. everybody talked about strauss. reporter: a former ohio state wrestler also says he complained directly to jim jordan after he said strauss once tried to pull his pants down. i had told him, hey, this is not right. reporter: not part of the latest lawsuit, he says jordan failed to address it. jordan has previously denied having any knowledge of the abuse, saying the allegations he was told about are politically motivated. his office did not respond to our request for comment. the lawsuit comes as house
physician, richard strauss, performed a sex act in front of him in a shower. the referee says jordan and the team s then head coach shrugged in off, responding, yeah, that s strauss. the referee and his attorney declined to be interviewed on camera. everybody talked about strauss. reporter: former ohio state wrestler also says he complained directly to jim jordan after he says strauss once tried to pull his pants down. i had told him, you know, hey, this is not right. reporter: he s not part of the latest lawsuit but says jordan failed to address it. jordan has previously denied any knowledge of the abuse, saying the allegations he was told about it are politically motivated. his office did not respond to our request for comment. the lawsuit comes as house republican leaders today named jordan to the house intelligence committee, giving jordan, known as president trump s most aggressive defender, a more prominent role in the committee s public impeachment hearings. tonight, osu
facing a new accusation that he ignored warnings about an ohio state university doctor accused of sexually abusing nearly 200 men. a college wrestling referee says in the mid 90s, he told jordan that the team s physician performed a sex act in front of him in a shower. the referee says jordan and the team head coach shrugged it off saying, yeah, that s strauss. everybody talked about strauss. reporter: former ohio state wrestler also says he complained direct i will to jim jordan after he says strauss once tried to pull his pants down. i had told him this is not right. reporter: yet who s not part of the latest lawsuit said jordan failed to address it. jordan previously denied having