The professor also acknowledged in his correspondences with the student a “hierarchical relationship.”
The Committee found there was no consent from the student. “The creation of this situation, given the position of power and direct hierarchy over the Complainant, was the sole responsibility of the Respondent,” it wrote.
A College spokesperson said: “We cannot communicate any further information at this stage and until the ongoing procedure is fully completed as laid out in our code of conduct procedure.”
On Friday, after POLITICO published its story, the College published a statement, saying: “The aim of our Code [of conduct] is to uphold a zero-tolerance policy for any acts against the dignity and integrity of each member of the College community (whether in the form of discrimination, bullying, harassment, violence, stalking or sexual misconduct).”
Another current student, who was granted anonymity to speak freely about the situation on campus, said five students spontaneously gathered outside the professor’s bedroom on the Bruges campus Sunday to hold a “mini-party,” and held a “ceremonial” ripping of his business card that adorned the door.
Correction: The students gathered outside the professor’s bedroom, which is located in a residence hall on campus. A previous version of this story reported the student gathered outside his office.
