Men suing Ohio State over doc’s sex abuse want judge recused
Associated PressCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Some of the hundreds of men who sued Ohio State over its failure to stop sexual abuse by a team doctor are seeking the recusal of the federal judge overseeing the remaining unsettled cases after he disclosed this month that his wife’s business has ties with the university. The attorneys involved already knew U.S. District Court Judge Michael Watson is an adjunct professor for OSU’s law school, and over the past three years they hadn’t objected to his handling the cases related to decades-old misconduct by the late Dr. Richard Strauss. They said the financial connection raises questions about the judge’s impartiality and could at least give the appearance he’s partial to Ohio State. The Flag Lady’s Flag Store also is one of about 34,000 vendors from which Ohio State purchases products and services, and the university spent less than $16,000 at the store in fiscal year 2021, school spokesperson Benjamin Johnson said.
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