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Diocese of Buffalo Suspends Three Priests Amid Sex Abuse Claims

Three priests have been placed on leave in response to claims in a lawsuit filed last month that they sexually abused a boy in the 1990s, the Diocese of Buffalo announced Saturday. Bishop Michael Fisher said the priests all “deny …

Feds Investigating How U.S. Olympic Boards Handled Sex Abuse Claims

Federal investigators are looking into the way the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee and national governing bodies of Olympic sports handled sex-abuse allegations, people with knowledge of the investigations told The Associated Press. The probes, first reported by The Wall …

Ex-Athletes: Ohio State Doc Groped, Ogled Men for Years

On paper, Richard Strauss was a well-regarded Ohio State University physician who examined young athletes for decades as a team doctor and sports-medicine researcher. Some former athletes recall him differently: Locker-room voyeur. Serial groper. “Dr. Jelly Paws.” In interviews with …