COLUMBUS — Ohio State University says it will pay $5.8 million to settle lawsuits by about two dozen more survivors over decades-old sexual abuse by a now-deceased team doctor, Richard Strauss.
The Tuesday announcement brings the total to $46.7 million in settlements so far in cases involving 185 survivors.
The settlements average approximately $252,000 per survivor and the university says no taxpayer, tuition or restricted donor funds are being used for the settlements.
Nearly 400 men have sued the university over its failure to stop Strauss during his two-decade tenure despite students raising concerns with various school officials back then.
Lawsuits by more than half of those accusers remain pending.
Many say they were groped during exams at campus facilities, an off-campus men’s clinic or Strauss’ home.
Strauss was employed by the university from 1978 to 1998 and died in 2005.