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More men were abused by former Ohio State doctor, new lawsuit says

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Twenty-nine more men are suing Ohio State University over its failure to stop sexual abuse decades ago by team doctor Richard Strauss, who died in 2005.

One plaintiff in the federal lawsuit filed Monday 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. He said he was also later abused by Strauss during required medical exams while playing football and wrestling for OSU.

A different wrestler in the lawsuit alleges that Strauss fondled him during more than 50 medical visits.