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| Jim Jordan's Accusers Have A Sketchy History, Raising Questions About Their ‘Authenticity' |
| 2018-07-06 |
| I question the timing, the motive and why it wasn't raised the many times he's run for office back when teh accusation might have been fresh. [DailyCaller] One accuser, Mike DiSabato, is also being accused of bullying the widow of a Marine over a memorial fund set up in her husband's name. DiSabato is also facing a defamation lawsuit. The other accuser, Dunyasha Yetts, served prison time for a $1.8 million fraud scheme 24+ years ago,to be accurate Two former Ohio State University wrestlers accusing Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan of ignoring sexual misconduct by a university physician more than two decades ago have a history of failed business dealings, lawsuits, harassment allegations, and in the case of one accuser, an 18 month prison sentence for fraud. One of the former wrestlers, Mike DiSabato, is also being accused by the widow of a Marine who was killed in combat in Iraq of intimidating and bullying her over a memorial fund set up in her husband's name. "I question the intent, the authenticity, the verity, that Mike DiSabato shares in any of his words or actions," Karen Mendoza, the wife of Ray Mendoza ‐ a former teammate of DiSabato's who was killed in 2005 ‐ said in a statement. NBC News published an article on Tuesday, quoting DiSabato and Dunyasha Yetts, another former OSU wrestler, claiming that when Jordan worked as assistant wrestling coach at OSU, he ignored sexual abuse carried out by a university physician named Richard Strauss. Jordan, a two-time NCAA wrestling champion, denied in April that he knew about Strauss's alleged activities. But Yetts told NBC News that Jordan was either a "liar" or taking part in a cover-up of the abuse. DiSabato called Jordan a "coward." Jordan, a leading House conservative, has vehemently denied the allegations, saying that he was never told of sexual abuse against athletes during his stint at OSU, which stretched from 1986 to 1994. He said he would have taken action had he known about any abuse by Strauss, who killed himself in 2005. Jordan is also questioning the timing of the story. The Republican is considered a potential replacement to House Speaker Paul Ryan. He is also among a handful of Republicans leading a push against the FBI and the Department of Justice for answers about the agencies' handling of the investigation into the Trump campaign. "Look, the timing makes you wonder," Jordan told reporters at a July 4 event in Ohio. "All I know is, it's not true." "It's interesting that the timing is what it is, in light of things that are going on in Washington," he continued. The initial reports based on DiSabato and Yetts' claims regarding Jordan ignores a large body of evidence that raises questions about the two former wrestlers' motives. NBC did note that Yetts served time in prison for a $1.8 million fraud scheme. |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #1 Let me see I got it straight, the doc sexually abused persons who can break his arms & legs without working a sweat? From RedState Strauss was doctor for the Ohio State athletic program, all of it, not just wrestling, if the allegations are true we can be sure he did more than attempt to ogle a few wrestlers.So far, crickets. Oddly enough, the law firm representing the two complainants in this melodrama is Perkins Cole. That is the same law firm that hired Fusion GPS and Christopher Steele to produce the Trump dossier. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2018-07-06 02:13 |