The Ohio State University said Wednesday it has reached a $100 million settlement with all but one of the 280 former students who claimed a campus doctor sexually assaulted them decades ago.

The settlement marks a significant step toward ending the eight-year legal battle over allegations that the school had been aware of hundreds of claims that Dr. Richard Strauss, who committed suicide in 2005, sexually assaulted primarily male athletes in the mid-1970s to 1990s and did nothing. 

One former student has not signed onto the settlement so far, but the identity of the former student and reason for not signing the settlement has not been disclosed. Details of the settlement have also not been shared yet.

"The mediation and its confidentiality are continuing as the parties ​work to finalize the details of the settlements, and additional information will be shared as appropriate," the school and a lawyer for the victims ​said in a statement, per Reuters. 

The settlement comes after former OSU wrestler Mike DiSabato came forward in 2018 about allegations that he was sexually assaulted by the doctor under the guise of regular physical exams.

An independent investigation later found Strauss sexually abused at least 177 male athletes and other students from the 1978 to 1998 and that coaches and administrators knew about it and failed to stop him.

OSU has already settled other Strauss sexual abuse claims with 317 survivors for more than $61 million.

“The survivors of the Strauss abuse are all Buckeyes,” OSU President Ravi Bellamkonda said at a university board meeting, according to NBC News. “We continue to be very grateful to them for their courage in coming forward, and reaching a final resolution is very important to us and is an important step forward.”

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