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John-Michael Lander said he was sexually abused by Dr. Richard Strauss when he was a high school student. Lander was a star diver who was introduced to Strauss around the age of 14 or 15 he said.

A few steps inside the front door of John-Michael Lander’s home sits a wooden case of sports memorabilia faded just enough that visitors can tell the items inside are from a bygone era.

Dangling from red, white and blue ribbons are both gold and bronze medals that Lander won as a young up-and-coming diver while growing up in southwest Ohio. He brought home gold medals at the Norway and Danish cups and was expected to be an Olympic-bound athlete.

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