Gut-wrenching testimony on Tuesday to the Ohio state legislature by former Ohio State University wrestling captain Adam DeSabato telling of Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) begging and crying for a half-hour that he deny his sex abuse charges, just like Jordan got others to drop theirs, and repeatedly calling Jordan a "coward." The charges that Jordan wanted Adam DiSabato to drop included allegations that DiSabato's own brother had been sexually abused during the time Jordan was a coach and helped cover things up. I haven't found video that I can embed, but you can view the the Ohio Channel video of his testimony here, starting at the 17:15 mark. I recommend it because it's so moving and raw, and also because the setting of him testifying in the state legislature is especially meaningful, but if you prefer to stick around these pages , this is a more low-key, 8-minute appearance by Mr. DiSabato this morning on CNN, in which (among many things) he says about Jim Jordan's denials knowing nothing about the abuse -- "I think it’s a boldface lie, because someone went to him and told him about an exam to his face and it’s been documented. There were several people that went up to him, we all complained. It was an open discussion in the locker room around anywhere we were at. But mostly when the physicals came around every year because, you know, it was a problem."
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