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Rust College

What has been reported publicly about abuse at this school, newest first. Each entry describes its legal or disciplinary status as reported and links to the original source.

2012

College staff misconduct · Accused: former professor

Years of abuse: 1993-2012

Women who had been students at Rust College, a historically Black college, alleged in a federal lawsuit that a former professor sexually abused or harassed students over two decades, including an alleged rape in his campus office in September 2012 and alleged groping in a computer lab and office; they alleged the college knew of his history but kept him on.

Status: Indicted on a sexual battery charge in 2012 and resigned; pleaded guilty to sexual battery in November 2014, receiving a suspended sentence, five years' probation and lifetime sex-offender registration. Six civil claims were dismissed as time-barred; the remaining three were settled in 2015 by the college, its president and the professor for a confidential sum.

Response: The college settled the remaining civil claims on confidential terms.

Source 1 (2015-10-10)

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