as if they were in fact just noted that one of the so dr richard strauss who's the cues that this was the team doctor for a number of years has said from the seventy's to the ninety's this is a man who killed himself in two thousand. it's estimated when you go through these things that strauss had raped and or sexually assaulted at least fifteen hundred to two thousand leads out of ohio state between one thousand seventy eight one thousand ninety eight. but one place like church level you know what. despite what a rule. and you don't want to you know mess up anything but one player had said that he was abused in about fifty examinations between the late eighty's and early ninety's. and one of the things that's really interesting about ohio state is they recently closed down something on their campus very abruptly closed its sexual civility and empowerment office. after there was another internal review that had raised concerns about. the quality of service provided to survivors of sexual assault here's the deal this is i mean i there was a similar situation at one point during my high

dr. richard strauss.died in 2005 but was the school's team physician for analytics from 1981 through 1995. he treated athletes at ohio state for 14 major sports including football, baseball, gymnastics, swimming and wrestling and that's where he overlapped with now congressman jim jordan, a former assistant wrestling coach at the school. jordan and his office have denied he had knowledge of what may have been happening telling politico "it's not true, i never knew about any type of abuse. if i did i would have done something about it. if there are people that were abused that's terrible and we want justice to happen. three former wrestlers told abc news they were molested by strauss who they say also showered with students. i spoke with one of the alleged victims, michael disabato, who said everyone knew about it, at least in the wrestling department, including assistant coach jim jordan and the coach himself and to his knowledge no one reported anything authorities. disabato said it was "a running joke"

dr. richard strauss team doctor for the athletics at ohio state university allegedly sexually molested studenthletes. well, the university has launched an independent investigation into dr. richard strauss who actually died in fwooif but he was the team physician from 1981 through '95. affiliated with the university for 20 years. and that takes us to the wrestling department because michael disabato is a former wrestler of the university that is now speaking out saying that he had been a friend of jim jordan's and his family for 40 years, that in march he had the courage to step forward. he e-mailed and called initially, jim jordan, to say, look, i will come out and tell them that he -- i was sexually molested by the doctor. he says, jim jordan, said please don't involve me. he e-mailed him after that. he says that in the locker room that everyone during the time including jordan knew about doc as they called him. if you went to see doc in the room for one of your injuries that he would touch you inappropriately, molest you. here's more of what michael disabato said to me minutes ago. >> he wa

dr. richard strauss abused several wrestling team members. this goes book back to the -- goes back to the late '70s, to the '90s. he's since died, but his tenure overlapped with jim jordan, at the time a former assistant wrestling coach. jean casarez is back with us on this. i know you have two key people speaking out in past couple of hours? >> reporter: that's right. and congressman jim jordan just spoke out publicly for the first time at a fourth of july event in ohio saying that he did not know that abuse was going on to the male athletes while he was an assistant coach at ohio state university. there's a massive investigation going on now by independent counsel in ohio. the allegation is that this doctor, richard strauss, who was the team doctor for athletics at the university for two decades, that he would treat athletes for their injuries, and while they were in the examination room aalone with the doctor, he would sexually molest them. i spoke with a wrestler back in the day when the doctor was there along with congressman jordan. he

dr. richard strauss who died by suicide in 2005.he former wrestlers said there is someone else to hold responsible, though. it is congressman jim jordan, the assistant coach of the team from the mid-1980s througthe wh knew about repeated mis the doc give you a genital exam every m willing to talk to investigators but denies being contacted in the past. more than 150 students and alleged victims reportedly have already spoken with investigators. >>> it is 4:26 and fireworks lit up the skies in the bay area. not all of them were legal. up next, what bay area police did to crackdown on illegal fireworks this force of july. >>> a race against time in the effort to rescue those trapped in a cave in thailand. the latest on those rescue attempts is coming up. >>> we looking commute if you are coming back to work after the holiday and it should be nice for you today, barring any major incidents. we will let you know. >>> scattered low clouds and regrouping near the coast with a bit of a warming trend and we will talk about 90s making a come

dr. richard strauss. provided medical care for more than a dozen men's sports at ohio state.'s now accused of decades of abuse from the late '70s through the '90s. strauss died back in 2005. the university remains committed to, quote, uncovering the truth. >>> in chile, circus goers witnessing a stunt gone wrong. a performer shot from a human cannon. soaring through the air. missing the safety net, crash-landing in the stands as the audience looked on. the performer fracturing his jaw and knees. he's now reportedly in critical but stable condition. what happened, the cannon operator saying too much pressure had been used leading to that accident. >>> back here at home, the growing uproar over a woman calling police because two women were breast-feeding at a public pool. they were confronted by the woman who asked them to cover up or get out of the pool. tempers heated up when that woman refused. >> apparently, there's a mother breastfeeding in the shallow end and not being very discreet about it. >> one of the moms posted about this incident on social media. hundreds responde

dr. richard strauss. he was the team doctor in athletics for many year hes, employed by the university from the mid 1970s through the 1990s. at this point they are in the midst of an investigation. ohio state university, through an independent investigator that was appointed by the ohio attorney general's office into alleged

dr. richard strauss whoti rly touched athletes. >> everyone knew within theat etic department that dock waserial groper at best. >> reporter: several accusers believe it was known by ohio republican congressman jim jordan at the time. jordan denies knowing anything about the allegations before accusers spoke out this spring. >> if there had been any of abuse, i would have reported it. >> reporter: jordan,be m of the conservative freedom caucus cently made headlines for grilling investigators in the russia probe. >> i want to know why you won't give us what we have asked for. >> reporter: also vying to become the next speaker of theh e. interesting, it's right after the big hearing with mr. t' rosenstein, is right when there's all this talk about a speaker's race. >> reporter: alleged victims who say they still consider jordan a friend, say his denies are hurtful and believe jordan knew what was going on and chose to look the other way, strauss died in 1995, but investigation against him about possible crimes or a coverup. >>> at27 taking a live look out there, what do you think about that?

dr. richard strauss that you are too hands on. the doctor responded i'm being thorough.hellickson went further "when you shower with the athletes, they feel uncomfortable." well, he's now telling "usa today" this morning almost the same thing, that the athletes felt uncomfortable with him showering with the team. he told dr. strauss that. strauss said well you also somehow we are the team. he said not for an hour, doc. and he said you're also too hands on with weigh ins so with this information poppy, i think we can see that the head coach hellickson knew what was going on and the rest are saying jim jordan knew, we know he knew because we told him and talked about it. 14 wrestlers came out yesterday saying he did not know. >> former wres tlers saying he knew, some saying he didn't know. and the doctor isn't alive. >> he died if 2005. >> jean, thank you. you'll update us with more. >>> ahead, an illinois police officer being accused of just standing by while this woman is harassed while wearing a, the shirt with a puerto rican flag on it. a democratic lawmaker is demandi

dr. richard strauss groped players, and jordan, who is serving as assistant coach in the wrestling team,ust have known about the molestation. or it in has been floated as a possible replacement for paul ryan and has denied any knowledge of sexual abuses. and a group of 141 survivors who went public about their sexual abuse by former usa gymnastics doctor larry nassar appeared on stage together wednesday night to accept the arthur ashe award for courage at the annual espy's ceremony. three-time olympic gold medalist aly y raisman stood d in front f the group to receive the award. toldl those years we were you are wrong, and you misunderstood, he is a doctor, it is ok, don't worry, we have got it covered, be careful, there are risks involved. the intention, to silence us in favor of money, medals, and reputation. but we persisted, and finally someone listened and believed us. amy: also honored where the three coaches killed and the marjory stoneman douglas high .chool valentine's day massacre they were honored as coaches of the year. and those are some of the headlines. is democracy now!,

dr. richard strauss.fficial said the incident involved strauss' behavior with student athletes from the mid-1970s to the late 1990s. strauss died in 2005. one of the individuals named in the report was previously involved in a lawsuit with the university. spent time in jail for fraud charges. "i am not a perfect person but ask any of the wrestlers they will tell you everybody knew about doc." he said he went to see dr. strauss for an injury and the doctor trying to pull his pants down. he ran out and one person that he told about the incident was jim jordan. >> i never knew of any abuse from dr. strauss. >> source close to the situation told fox news that congressman jordan received a number of emails from one of his accusers, mike disabato, and that the emails are being referred to capitol police. we have reached out to mr. mr. disabato and mr. dunyasha yetts. we have not heard back. we invited congressman jim jordan to speak with us on camera or on the phone. >> jon: thank you. the race to rescue 12 boy

dr. richard strauss who committed suicide in 2005. the former rustlers also blame someone else.sman jim jordan who back in the 1980s and 1990s was an assistant coach on the team. the whistleblowers the jordan knew about the repeated's conduct, but did nothing about it. >> i never knew of any abuse from dr. strauss. it wasn't a comfortable joke that the doc wanted to give you a genital exam every time you saw him. slightly congressman said he is willing to talk to investigators but denies being contacted by them in the past. >>> in illinois, two men are dead and five others are hurt including a pregnant woman after a big tree branch fell on them during the fourth of july fireworks show. this happened in rock island, illinois. the branch fell off of a tree that is more than 100 years old. several people tried to lift up the heavy tree branch.are trapped . >> looks like one of the trees on the courthouse lawn, one of the big oak trees, a large limb let loose and fell. >> a pregnant woman who was hurt was near full term with her baby when this happened. she was rushed to the hospita

dr. richard strauss. he's accused of abusing athletes from 1979 to 1997. osu says, "we are aware of reports that individuals at the university did not respond appropriately during that era. these allegations are troubling and an area of critical focus of the current investigation." ohio congressman jim jordan was then an assistant coach and is among those accused of turning a blind eye. he denies it. osu's statement is a response to two class-action lawsuits filed by former wrestlers claiming officials ignored repeated complaints about the doctor. >>> the thai soccer team and coach rescued from that cave last week will be released from the hospital today, a day ahead of schedule. and in a few hours, they will make their first public appearance during a televised news conference. a thai health official saying all 12 boys and their coach are healthy physically and psychologically. they spent 18 days trapped under ground. it will be a welcome sight and sound to hear from those kids. >> i know, what a great success. >>> all right, what would you do if your car

dr. richard strauss. and he was the team doctor in athletics for many year hes, employed by the university from the mid 1970s through the 1990s. at this point they are in the midst of an investigation. ohio state university, through an independent investigator that was appointed by the ohio attorney general's office into alleged impropriety. and according to nbc news, athletes were he molested during examinations, that there were showers that were inappropriate. and one former athlete has spoken with cnn and says that jim jordan had direct knowledge of the molestation going on and he did nothing about it. jim jordan has responded, he says, quote, congressman jordan never saw any abuse, never heard about any abuse and never had any abuse reported to him during the time as a coach at ohio state. he has not been contacted by investigators about the matter. but will assist them in any way they ask because if what is alleged is true, the victims deserve a full investigation and justice. and brooke, the doctor

richard strauss came out. this is not a class action suit. the former patients of dr. poke with say they want to make sure their individual stories are told. >> when i reread this, it makes me angry because they invalidated me back then in 1995. >> reporter: back then, steve snyder hale was a student at ohio state. he showed us the complaint he filed after visiting student health services to check on a lump in his chest. >>> it's really clear it's somebody taking handwritten notes. >> it's my words. >> reporter: he told the school representative that his conversation with dr. richard strauss felt flirty and not at all appropriate. he reported that the doctor pushed his groin against him and gave him unnecessary testicular and rectal exams. >> he was a doctor, i was a student. i went in there vulnerable. i was even more vulnerable because he had me de-clothe and i'm sitting there in front of him. things were going badly. >> reporter: were there points in the exam when you thought, i should say something, but i don't know what to do, this is strange? >> no, when it was ha

dr. richard strauss, he died in 2005. >> if i'm clear, jordan hasn't been asked exactly what he did see orhat's one question he hasn't answered directly, not yet. >> good question. >> jean casarez, thanks for being here with us. >> cnn newsroom with poppy harlow picks up after a quick break. and the safey for "most parallel parallel parking job" goes to... [ drum roll ] ...emily lapier from ames, iowa. this is emily's third nomination and first win. um...so, just...wow! um, first of all, to my fellow nominees, it is an honor sharing the road with you. and of course, to the progressive snapshot app for giving good drivers the discounts -- no, i have to say it -- for giving good drivers the discounts they deserve. safe driving! for giving good drivers the discounts they deserve. looking for a hotel that fits... whoooo. ...your budget? tripadvisor now searches over... ...200 sites to find you the... ...hotel you want at the lowest price. grazi, gino! find a price that fits. tripadvisor. add the activia 2 week probiotic challenge to your healthy routine and see how activia yogurt with its bill

dr. richard strauss who died by suicide in 2005. however, the former wrestlers the there is someone else to hold responsible. ohio congressman jim jordan who was the assistant coach of the team from the mid-80s to the 90s . the whistleblowers the jordan knew about the repeated misconduct, but did nothing about it. >> i knew of -- i never know of any abuse from dr. strauss. it was an uncomfortable joke thatc wanted to give you a dental exam every time he saw him. >> the congressman said he is willing to talk to investigators, but denies the being contacted by them in the past. >>> fireworks were all over the bay area last night, but not all of them were legal. up next, what bay area police department did to crack down on illegal fireworks on the fourth of july. >>> we are at the scene of a fire in oakland. coming up, we will tell you how quickly the fire spread and why it was so dangerous. >>> breaking news in oakland. we are hearing from neighbors in the seminary neighbor of oakland who saw an early morning house fire. christien kaf

dr. richard strauss for allegedly abuses students from the mid-1970s to the mid late 1990s. a former wrestler saying the doctor touched him inappropriately starting as a teen and sexually molested some other teammates, as well. that wrestler, michael desabato said it was common knowledge of team members about the doctor and what he would allegedly do during examinations. he said he and others spoke about it openly. openly about inappropriate dutching and he says staff including jim jordon who was a wrestling coach at the time, he says knew about what the doctor was allegedly doing. now, this wrestler spoke to cnn. he says the doctor was more prolific in his abuse and operated over a 20-year period. he was able to systematically abuse students in over 15 sports and no one did anything. it should be noted that the republican congressman jim jordan strongly denies he ignores allegations of abuse. his office released a statement about the allegations which says, quote, congressman jordan never saw any abuse, never heard about any abuse and never had any abuse reported to him dur

dr. richard strauss abused several wrestling team members. this goes book back to the -- goes

dr. richard strauss and he was he was doing. he said they would joke about it.to what he said about jim jordan's knowledge and what his knowledge was about what was done by dr. strauss. >> i was close to both jim and the coach. we talked openly within our locker room about strauss in particular that he was a serial groper i can tell you right now he's not telling the truth because he did know, he has knowledge he was there over eight years, it's impossible to ignore the training environment. it was deviant, chaotic. >> i asked disabato what specifically did jim jordan say to you back then as you were telling him about what was happening because he said he would go into the room to be treated for an injury and he would be touched in his private areas. he could not tell me what jim jordan told back to him, referred back to him but congressman jordan does have a response, we want to read this, it's from his office. congressman jordan never saw any abuse, never heard about any abuse and never had any abuse reported to him during his time as a coach at ohio state. he

dr. richard strauss and it was when jim jordan was the assistant coach.aid that he never specifically told jordan, but that larkin hall, which was this open facility where it seems like professors showered, athletes, male athlete s showered. he said larkin hall where the athletes showered was a pedophile's dreamland and if jordan didn't know, he was living under a rock. but he does describe jordan as a class act. now, another former wrestler, mike alf said he didn't consider it abuse at the time. that the wrestlers joked about it. but the physicals were weird, it was inappropriate behavior. he doesn't believe jim jordan knew and said if he did know, he thinks jordan would have done something. another unnamed former wrestler tells us that coach russ hellickson and jordan had to know because they were in the shower when the doctor was in the shower and the doctor was in the shower for a along time. you know, poppy, in the defense, jim jordan in his own defense is talking about character fallacies in some of these accusers. and it is true that one of the mos

dr. richard strauss.abused and molested young male athletes at the university during that time. now he is deceased, but the investigation commenced in april. and they are talking to former athletes, coaches, personnel, from over 14 different sports at ohio state university, including wrestling. that's where jim jordan enters, because he was an assistant wrestling coach during part of the time that that position was at ohio state university. i spoke with michael disabato yesterday, he is a former wrestler. he says that jim jordan was the assistant coach while he was there, and he says it was common knowledge to what this doctor was doing to many of the athletes in sports, including the wrestling team. he said they'd sit around the locker room and talk about it. he said they would, quote, joke, about when you went to the doctor what was going to happen to you. listen what he said to me yesterday, including what this doctor allegedly did to michael. >> i was close to both jim and coach. we talked openly with

dr. richard strauss. that was the doctor for the wrestling team in the mid '90s.hen jordan was the assistant wrestling coach. he was too embarrassed to report it to jordan at the time. he said jordan took part in the conversations where strauss' abuse of many other team members came up. it would be wildly out of the range of normal for an assistant coach not to be part of conversations about the conduct of a team doctor. i mean, you know, my brother and sisters played college sports. those are small traveling units that usually hear not just things that affect the team but hear about everyone's personal lives. it seems as an investigator, these would be credible accounts. >> there is a growing body of evidence here, as you said, even one more today as we are speaking, with too many details, too many people, too many details. we've seen this eerily play out before just recently, usa gymnastics, penn state university, when you have this combination of facts, you have to get very, very concerned. and as you said, an assistant coach engaging in discussion with this wi

dr. richard strauss, sexually molested him beginning when he was a teenager back in 1986.e doctor molested not only him but other teammates he knew as well. and he's alleging that several ohio state administrators were told that this doctor was molesting athletes during physical exams and did nothing. and he says one of those school officials at the time was then assistant wrestling coach jim jordan. >> i was close to both jim and coach alexson. we talked openly within our locker room about strauss in particular, that he was a serial groper, that he required male athletes to take their pants down to have genital exams on every visit. it was well known within the wrestling team community as well as the athletic department that strauss was a serial groper at best. i'm not sure that we all understood that what he was doing was defined as sexual abuse and/or sexual assault. >> reporter: strauss died back in 2005, and desabato says during that period of time when jordan was an assistant coach, he says they talked about strauss' behavior on more than one occasion. john? >> what

dr. richard strauss.these are allegations coming from former athletes that starting back in the 1970s, and continuing nearly over a 20-year period, that strauss molested students, touching them inappropriately during their medical appointments with him. and during some of that time, jim jordan, before he was a congressman, worked as an assistant wrestling coach at the university. and at least one of these student athletes are now calling jordan out, saying that he knew about the sexual misconduct at the time and he did nothing about it. my colleague, jean casarez, spoke to a former wrestler at the university who says he's one of dr. strauss' many alleged victims and he says there is absolutely no question in his mind that jordan knew it all. >> jim went on the record again, through a spokesperson, indicating that he had no knowledge, no one ever came to him, and he never saw anything. i can tell you right now, he's not telling the truth. because he did know, he has knowledge, he was there over eight years

dr. richard strauss allegedly abused athletes. and now at least five former wrestlers have accused jordan of knowing what was going on and doing nothing. >> i recall one day jim jordan, his locker was right next to doc strauss. doc strauss had just taken a shower, was dressing for, you know, his -- to exit the building or go wherever he was going. he saw another male athlete come into the locker room with his shirt off, it was one of his what i call his favorites. he had his favorites. and as doc was walking out, he saw the guy coming in. he actually stopped in his tracks. he turned around, went back to the locker, undressed, and went back into the shower and i recall vividly jim jordan looking at me and us going, wow. >> jordan has denied the allegations repeatedly, including in an interview earlier tonight. >> your reaction, first, to all of this. >> it's false. i mean i never saw, never heard of, never was told about any type of abuse. if i had been, i would have dealt with it. our coaching staff, we would have dealt with it. t

dr. richard strauss claiming he sexually assaulted students starting in the mid 70s through the late 09'sjordan was an assistant coach to the team. the statement from jordan's office is defiant and unequivocal saying that congressman never saw any abuse, never heard about any abuse and never had anything reported to him. what is his law firm saying? >> the legal counsel for ohio state university says they did previously contact jim jordan's office by e-mail and phone to request that he participate in an interview. they say he has not responded to those requests. >> he said despite claims to the contrary, he has not received a request from the investigative team. we demand they send us the communication and remain willing to assist in any way that we can. the team physician forage lettics from 1981 through 1995 at the university, he treated athletes from 14 sports there including wrestling. and that's where he overlapped with now congressman jim jordan, a former assistant wrestling coach. ohio's attorney general's office in conjunction with legal counsel for ohio state launched an independ

dr. richard strauss in the 1980s and '90s. was widely known and the university did it. strauss died by suicide in 2005. another lawsuit targets former ohio state diving coach william bahoney. they ignored complaints that he abused them. attorney robert menard is handling both lawsuits. >> unless there are leaders in place protecting kid, nothing will be done. >> a spokesperson for ohio state university says, quote, the safety and security of our students, faculty, staff and visitors is ohio state's top priority and the university does not tolerate sexual harassment of any kind. >>> ead, howav y take it is creating hundreds of acres of land where water used to flow. >>> if you're on the go, here's an invitation to subscribe to our "cbs this morning" podcast. here's today's stories with what's happening in the world in less than 20 minutes. thank you for watching "cbs this morning." we'll be right back. migraine with botox®. what if you had fewer headaches and... migraines a month? botox® prevents headaches and migraines before

dr. richard strauss felt flirty and not appropriate.hat the doctor pushed his groin against him and gave him unnecessary testicular a and rectal exams. >> i went in there vulnerable because he had me de-clothed and i'm sitting there in front of him and everything is going badly. >> were there points in the exam where i thought i should say something or this is strange. >> when it was happening, i was letting it happen because i didn't know how to respond to it. >> reporter: after he reported the incident, the director of student health services wrote a letter saying they had never received a complaint about dr. strauss before. but ron mcdaniel's said his behavior had been an open secret for years. >> your coach was aware? >> reporter: he said he informed a team trainer and fellow athletes that dr. strauss touched him inappropriately while treating a cold in 1982. >> and they started laughing, you got hit. you're a rookie. you didn't know? and i'm like know what. you could go to him for a h nail and he has tock y testles. absurd andou go

dr. richard strauss was groping male athletes but didn't report it.orters he knew strauss but didn't know of any abuse. >> we know of no abuse. never heard of the abuse. if we had, we would have reported it. and if, in fact, there are problems, we want justice for the people who are victims, and we're happy to talk with the folks who are doing the investigation. >> strauss took his own life in 2005. >>> the dallas morning news reports bank of america restors veteran. overton's family said someone used his social security number and financial information to empty his bank account. the cousin says the family was shocked when the bank called and asked them to come in and sign for the restored funds. bank of america says it is investigating what happened. good on bank of america for doing that. >> can we say he looks amazing for 112. >> sitting on the porch. >> all the things he's seen, including a restoration of his bank account. >> yeah. >> happy for that. >>> "variety" reports netflix is testing a pricier new ultra plan costing $16.99 a month. the plan

dr. richard strauss, who they allege inappropriaty touched athletes' genitals during routine exams and regularlylity. >> i mean it was just -- it's publicdgknow everyone knew within the athletic department that doc was a serialpe g at best. >> reporter: several accusers believe it was known byhi republican congressman jim wrestling coach at the assistant university from 1986 to 1994. he spoke out on fox news last night. rsations in the locker room are a lot different than someone coming up to you and saying there was some kind of abuse. if there had been that, we would ve dealt with it. >> reporter: jordan, a member of the conservative freedom caucus recently made headlines foril ng investigators in the russia probe. >> i want to know why you won give us what we've asked for. >> reporter: also rumored to be vying to become the next saker of the house. >> the timing is kiend of in intere it's right after the b hearing with mr. rosenstein, it's right when there's all this talk about a speaker's race. >> reporter: alleged victims, some who say they still consider jordan a friend, say his denials ar

team doctor richard strauss was sexually assaulting his athletes more than two decadessing a, it is the first that -- decades ago, it is the first that jordan has heard about it. >> i did not drs there when we got to ohio state and continued to would be at ohio state once i left. so, yeah, you know, knew -- knew the doctor. but there is no truth to the fact that i knew of any abuse or i've talked to other coaches, and they did not know of any abuse. there just -- that is just not accurate to say those things, that we knew of it and did not report it is just not true. >> ohio state brass hiring a law firm to investigate allegations of sexual misconduct of dr. strauss and that firm getting a lot of calls lately, the school saying that the firm received reports of sexual misconduct committed bistros in 14 sports, up from eight previously identified and from former patients of the sue dent health services within the office of student life and the sports include baseball, cheerleading, cross country, fencing, football, gymnastics, ice hockey, soccer, tennis, track, volleyball and wrestling and dr. strauss killed himself in 2005. these new allegations are brought forward though by