{"id":4059,"date":"2021-09-02T19:32:06","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T23:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/?post_type=project&#038;p=4059"},"modified":"2021-11-23T15:14:23","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T19:14:23","slug":"as-deadline-nears-strauss-victims-seek-accountability-not-ohio-states-settlement-program","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/project\/as-deadline-nears-strauss-victims-seek-accountability-not-ohio-states-settlement-program\/","title":{"rendered":"As deadline nears, Strauss victims seek accountability, not Ohio State\u2019s settlement program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_fullwidth_section et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_fullwidth_header et_pb_fullwidth_header_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_header_with_image et_pb_text_align_right et_pb_bg_layout_dark\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_container right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-content-container center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_header_content_wrapper\"><p>\u201cWe want accountability. And at every step of the way, people have tried to invalidate us.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-image-container center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2021\/09\/IMG_2019.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2021\/09\/IMG_2019-original.png 3500w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2021\/09\/IMG_2019-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2021\/09\/IMG_2019-1024x731.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2021\/09\/IMG_2019-768x548.png 768w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2021\/09\/IMG_2019-1536x1097.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2021\/09\/IMG_2019-1080x771.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2021\/09\/IMG_2019-1280x914.png 1280w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2021\/09\/IMG_2019-980x700.png 980w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2021\/09\/IMG_2019-480x343.png 480w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2021\/09\/IMG_2019.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" class=\"wp-image-4107\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_scroll\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"scroll-down-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"scroll-down et-pb-icon\">&#x3b;<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_fullwidth_section et_section_regular et_pb_section--with-menu et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_fullwidth_menu et_pb_fullwidth_menu_0 et_pb_bg_layout_light  et_pb_text_align_left et_dropdown_animation_fade et_pb_fullwidth_menu--with-logo et_pb_fullwidth_menu--style-left_aligned  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_row clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_menu__logo-wrap\">\n\t\t\t  <div class=\"et_pb_menu__logo\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"44\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/NewLanternHeader-300x44.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15\" \/>\n\t\t\t  <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_menu__wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_menu__menu\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"et-menu-nav fullwidth-menu-nav\"><ul id=\"menu-landing-page\" class=\"et-menu fullwidth-menu nav\"><li id=\"menu-item-658\" class=\"et_pb_menu_page_id-658 menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-658\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/\">Home<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu\">\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-668\" class=\"et_pb_menu_page_id-668 menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-668\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/campus\/\">Campus<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-669\" class=\"et_pb_menu_page_id-669 menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-669\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/arts-life\/\">Arts &#038; 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Campus Editor<\/em><\/h2>\n<h1><strong>Sarah Szilagy<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h2><em>Patricia B. Miller Special Projects Reporter<\/em><\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_2  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_3_tb_body\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_4 et_pb_column_5_tb_body  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_5_tb_body  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<p>For the past three years in courtrooms, conference rooms and newspapers, Mike Schyck has detailed the sexual abuse he endured by former university physician Richard Strauss.<\/p>\n<p>As a lead plaintiff in a lawsuit against the university, Schyck, who was an Ohio State wrestler from 1988-93 and assistant wrestling coach from 1993-96, has been outspoken about the toll litigation has taken on him. Until midnight Saturday, he has the opportunity to leave his lawsuit and participate in the university\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20211103004049\/https:\/\/straussindividualsettlementprogram.com\/\">Strauss Individual Settlement Program<\/a>, which promises victims an average maximum of $252,551 and prevents them from suing the university for Strauss\u2019 abuse.<\/p>\n<p>But Schyck said he will \u201cabsolutely not\u201d participate in the settlement program.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_4_tb_body\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_6_tb_body  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_6_tb_body  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<p>\u201cI stepped up on behalf of my teammates and myself because other people didn\u2019t, our coaches didn\u2019t,\u201d Schyck said. \u201cWe want accountability. And at every step of the way, people have tried to invalidate us.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_3  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\u201cI stepped up on behalf of my teammates and myself because other people didn\u2019t, our coaches didn\u2019t,\u201d Schyck said. \u201cWe want accountability. And at every step of the way, people have tried to invalidate us.\u201d<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"783\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2021\/09\/mike-schyck-2.jpeg\" alt=\"Mike Schyck wrestling\" title=\"mike-schyck-2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2021\/09\/mike-schyck-2.jpeg 783w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2021\/09\/mike-schyck-2-480x337.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 783px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-4559\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_4  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p class=\"p1\">Mike Schyck, an Ohio State wrestler from 1988-93, practices for a match against Iowa in 1993.<\/p>\n<pre>Lantern Archives<\/pre><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_5  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2021\/09\/mike-schyck.jpeg\" alt=\"\" title=\"mike-schyck\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2021\/09\/mike-schyck.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2021\/09\/mike-schyck-980x654.jpeg 980w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2021\/09\/mike-schyck-480x320.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-4560\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_5  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p class=\"p1\">Schyck, a victim of Richard Strauss\u2019 abuse, speaks to the media after his statement to the full Board of Trustees.<\/p>\n<pre>Lantern File Photo<\/pre><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_6  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_6  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Schyck is one of hundreds of men who have sued the university for failing to address and prevent their sexual abuse by Strauss, a physician at the university\u2019s Student Wellness Center and the team doctor for 17 varsity sports from 1978-98. An independent investigation by law firm Perkins Coie found in May 2019 that Strauss sexually abused at least 177 students and student-athletes during his time at the university and Ohio State failed to act.<\/p>\n<p>He and Stephen Snyder-Hill, a survivor who\u00a0attended Ohio State from 1991-2000, said they lost trust in the university for how it handled the cases and don\u2019t believe signing the settlement program is the best option for victims. University spokesperson Ben Johnson said in an email the university does not require survivors to sign a nondisclosure agreement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIndividuals who settle can still talk about their experience publicly,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cThe independent investigation was completed because of the strength and courage of survivors, and we thank each of them for their willingness to share their experiences.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_5  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_7  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_7  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20211103004049\/https:\/\/straussindividualsettlementprogram.com\/\">In a court filing May 3<\/a>, the university proposed a program to settle with victims in five open cases against the university. Victims who participate in the program will receive money based on a five-tiered system, ranging from the cost of counseling for those who \u201ccome forward with story of personal impact\u201d to $250,000 for those who were anally raped or otherwise endured \u201csignificant sexual acts,\u201d according to the program website.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_8  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_with_border et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_audio_0 et_pb_audio_module clearfix et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_text_color_dark et_pb_audio_no_image  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_audio_module_content et_audio_container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-0-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2021\/09\/Strauss-Audio-File2_mixdown.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2021\/09\/Strauss-Audio-File2_mixdown.mp3\">https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2021\/09\/Strauss-Audio-File2_mixdown.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_8  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: right;\">Audio excerpt from Stephen Snyder-Hill.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_6  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_9  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child 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https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2021\/09\/strauss-1280x853.png 1280w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2021\/09\/strauss-980x653.png 980w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2021\/09\/strauss-480x320.png 480w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2021\/09\/strauss.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" class=\"wp-image-4568\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_divider et_pb_divider_0 et_pb_space\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_9  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_12_tb_body  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Are you a victim of sexual abuse, harrassment or assault by 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center;\"><b>Terms of settlement are silencing, victims say<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_15_tb_body  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">One of the main elements of the program victims pointed out as problematic is what agreeing to the settlement requires them to do: agree to not sue the university for Strauss\u2019 abuse, pursue unreleased documents from the Perkins Coie report nor further complain about the university\u2019s response to the abuse.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_7  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_10  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module 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et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: right;\">The RPAC now covers the ground where Larkins Hall once sat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Mackenzie Shanklin | Photo Editor<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_8  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_12  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_12  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><strong>\u201cThe abuse that we all dealt with was one thing, but honestly, these last three years and the way that everything has been handled has probably been 10 times what it is we\u2019ve all dealt with,\u201d Schyck said.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_13  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Johnson said victims wouldn\u2019t be prevented from mentioning actions the university has taken since 2018, but they would have to do so without \u201ccriticizing\u201d the university.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince 2018, Ohio State has led the effort to investigate and expose Richard Strauss\u2019 abuse and the university\u2019s failure at the time to prevent it,\u201d Johnson said in an email. \u201cOhio State is a fundamentally different university today than when Strauss was employed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But Snyder-Hill said the university of today has violated his trust before \u2014 in its handling of his public records.<\/p>\n<p>Snyder-Hill said Strauss assaulted him in 1995 in the Wilce 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