(COLUMBUS) - An internal investigation at Ohio State University found hundreds of sexual misconduct allegations against a former hospital security administrator, according to documents from a 2023 probe confirmed by the university. The investigation centered on Dustin Thompson, a former assistant director of hospital security at the Wexner Medical Center.
Ohio State's Office of Institutional Equity determined there was sufficient evidence that Thompson engaged in sexual misconduct, exploitation, and harassment over several years. The findings followed complaints raised by contractors working for security vendor KNS Services, who reported concerns about Thompson's behavior. Investigators concluded that Thompson fondled, harassed, and exploited multiple KNS employees.
Thompson and a former Ohio State University Department of Public Safety employee, Matthew Wolfzorn, resigned in the fall of 2023 in lieu of termination. Investigators interviewed more than two dozen witnesses, including two victims, Thompson, and Wolfzorn. Allegations detailed inappropriate touching, sexual jokes, coercion, and harassment occurring at Ohio State facilities as well as at private residences.
University crime data from 2023 showed a sharp increase in fondling reports on campus, with 366 incidents logged, more than 300 higher than totals reported in 2022 or 2024. Despite the substantiated findings, the university said there was not enough evidence to pursue criminal charges and that contractors involved did not wish to file them.
OSU spokesperson Dan Hedman called the allegations "disturbing and antithetical to Ohio State's values and workplace culture," and encouraged anyone experiencing harassment or misconduct to report it.