Tag: Derek de Jong
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Canadian swimmer alleges he was groomed by sex-abusing Ohio State doctor Richard Strauss
It was a gift with some awful strings attached. Toward the end of his sophomore year at Ohio State University, then-star swimmer Derek de Jong discovered that he was a lock for one of just a dozen spots in the school’s prestigious exercise science program — and that the team physician, Richard Strauss, had made…
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Former Ohio State swimmer and navy officer haunted by sexual abuse that derailed Olympic dreams
Derek de Jong says he was attacked four times by his swim team’s doctor while attending Ohio State University. The Canadian navy officer says those memories haunted him and years later triggered him to go AWOL.