Early in 2009, in preparation to hire a new Vice Preaident for Academic Affaira

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Early in 2009, in preparation to hire a new Vice Preaident for Academic Affaira ("VPAA"), the Univeraity Preaident, Dr. Trudie Kibbe-Reed, retained a human resourcea conaultant to conduct univeraity-wide interviewa to obtain faculty input on the selection of the new VPAA. During the proceaa, the conaultant informed Dr. Reed that many faculty membera confided to him that the with the aexual haraaament of studenta in the School of Social Sciencea ere wa a major problem The Univeraity reaponded by conducting interviewa with approximately 20 faculty membera Statementa in some of theae interviewa implicated four faculty membera in the School of Social Sciences: Proteaaor #1 and three faculty membera-Profeaaor #2, Profeaaor #3 and Proteaeor #4 (collectively referred to aa the "four profeaaora"). The faculty interviewa further alleged that: The four profeaaora had publicly identified themaelvea aa the "Nigerian Mafia" (several faculty membera remembered the four profeaaora joking about thia in a faculty meeting and at other public functiona) The four profeaaora had an off-campua apartment where they took female atudenta to have aex; one or more of the four profeaaora would take nude photoa of the female atudents at the apartment and threaten to releaae the photoa on Facebook if the atudenta revealed their improper actiona to the Univeraity'a adminiatration; .A faculty member in the School of Social Sciencea, who reported a atudent'a complaint that Proteaaor #3 had attempted to rape her at the referenced off-campus apartment, was called to testify at a hearing, conducted by the Univeraity'a former adminiatration. The complainant waa not adviaed of the outcome of the hearing. The Social Sciencea faculty membera further revealed that there was arn aura of intimidation by the four profeasora. The faculty membera told the inveatigatora that they were afraid to apeak further about the aituation in the School of Social Sciencea for fear of retaliation. The faculty member who reported the alleged rape, and was called aa a witness at the Univeraity hearing, atated that ahe did in fact auffer retaliation becauae ahe waa not g maintain a full load and waa intimidated from aeeking opportunities for promotion. In addition to the above faculty interviewa: adequate couraea to ·A Social Sciences atudent confided in her Philoaophy proteaaor that Proteaeor #2 had continued to haraaa her sexually. She atated that thia incident occurred in her claaaes with him in front of the other tudenta as well as at clubs where Professor #2 would grab at her and ask her to go with him. The tudent aleo alleged that Profeseor #2 had aaked her for sex and offered her an “A” in exchange for aex. The atudent felt so intimidated and haraaaed that ahe left B-CU and planned not to return. Upon apeaking to her mother, ahe decided to return to B-CU and confront the sexual haraaement. The Daytona Beach Police Department waa called in by Dr. Reed to interview the above atudent. Baaed on her allegations, the Police Department auggeated uaing a wire to r Proteaaor #2 when he next approached the tudent. Dr. Reed called the atudent's mother for her approval, and ahe agreed. A date waa eet for the police wire of the atudent but before the launch, the student informed the police that Proteaaor #2 found out their plan from another female atudent who aid ahe waa having eex with Professor #1 and did not see anything wrong with having aex with the professora. Due to a concern for the atudent's Bafety and Proteasor #2a verbal insulta the prior evening letting the atudent know that he waa aware of the police's plan, the police cancelled their plana ecord the converaationa of

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The four advices that can be considered to ensure that cases of sexual harassment and sexual crimes do not happen at academic place or at colleges by the professors or lecturers are:

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