Ohio State University reaches $100 million settlement in sex abuse lawsuits

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Ohio State University agreed to pay $100 million to settle lawsuits brought by 279 former students who accused the school of failing to protect them from a man they say was a serial sexual predator. The settlement resolves five separate lawsuits filed against the university. One of the 280 plaintiffs has not signed on to the agreement. The deal comes as the university faces broader scrutiny over how it handled abuse allegations and institutional failures to intervene.