Sexual Abuse

The settlements total $800,000, or $100,000 for each survivor.

Officials at Ohio State have refused the request of a Dr. Richard Strauss abuse survivor to remove Les Wexner's name from the Woody Hayes' Athletic Center.

In a second vote to remove Whitehall City Councilman Gerald Dixon, his fellow council members were split three to three on Tuesday. Dixon is accused of sexually abusing underage boys.

Protesters gathered Tuesday demanding for Lex Wexner's name to be removed from the university's football complex, as well as the removal of Ohio State's Board of Trustees' chair and vice chair for conflicts of interest.

Plaintiffs suing Ohio State University in the case involving Dr. Richard Strauss, the former team doctor who sexually abused athletes, wants Les Wexner, a former Ohio State trustee, to be deposed.

Authorities said the investigation into Gerald Dixon will continue. He allegedly abused underage boys for several years.

Protestors demonstrated outside of the Les Wexner Football Complex, located in the Woody Hayes Athletic Center, to demand the removal of Wexner's name, citing Wexner's ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

In a surprising development last week, Whitehall City Council swore Dixon in to a new term on city council mere hours after he was released from jail. Dixon had won re-election in November.

Whitehall Police Chief Mike Crispen described the journal entries in a letter to Mayor Michael Bivens. The evidence was seized when police arrested Dixon on Monday and executed a search warrant at his home.

Whitehall City Councilmember Gerald Dixon made a surprise appearance at the swearing in ceremony for new and re-elected councilmembers Tuesday evening.