Article 6FFRX Ex-Ohio State wrestlers say Jim Jordan unfit for speakership for ignoring sexual abuse scandal

Ex-Ohio State wrestlers say Jim Jordan unfit for speakership for ignoring sexual abuse scandal

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Martin Pengelly in Washington
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Former athletes say Jordan, as assistant coach, ignored sexual abuse at university and does not deserve to be House speaker'

Former Ohio State wrestlers who accuse Jim Jordan of ignoring sexual abuse when he was a coach said the hard-right Republican should not be elected speaker of the US House.

Do you really want a guy in that job who chose not to stand up for his guys?" Mike Schyck, one of hundreds of wrestlers who say they were assaulted by a team doctor, told NBC News. Is that the kind of character trait you want for a House speaker?"

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