College staff misconduct · Accused: former associate professor of criminology, law and justice
Six current and former graduate students alleged in a federal lawsuit that a criminology professor pressured them to socialize where alcohol or drugs were present, made sexual advances, and in one case performed a nonconsensual sex act.
Status: Alleged in a 2019 federal civil lawsuit that also named UIC and two Title IX investigators; the professor said a Title IX investigation exonerated him.
Response: UIC placed him on paid leave in 2018 when a Title IX investigation began.