Karen Hart, 123 Hill Hall, says the professor, George O.T. Jungle, has touched her during tutoring sessions in his office and has invited her to his apartment several times. She said she declined his invitations.
"I am having trouble in the class and I have to go see him to get help with my papers and projects," Hart said. "But I am scared to go in his office now."
Jungle denied having an improper contact with the student and threatened this newspaper with a libel suit if it published the story.
Hart said she is thinking of filing a formal complaint with the university.
"I don't know how to do that," she said. "I don't know what to do."
There are certain libelous passages that need to be omitted starting with the the name of the students and professor. There is not enough information to prove that the professor has sexually harassed her. Hart would need to file charges then the story could go under further investigation. Another passage I would omit is the part where it says he touched her during a class session in his office. If the accusation is false that statement could be libelous to the professor. Because the professor is not a public figure it would create a complication in putting his name in the article. Therefore, I would not even publish the article until the facts become concise.
Good decision. 10/10
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