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Johnson City, Tennessee

East Tennessee State University

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.

2016

College staff misconduct · Accused: tenured music professor

Years of abuse: 2009-2016

An ETSU investigation substantiated sexual harassment complaints against a tenured music professor and documented about 50 instances of lewd or inappropriate conduct dating to 2009, including allegedly shining a flashlight on a student's rear end in 2016 and comments about students' bodies.

Status: Found responsible in an internal university investigation; placed on paid suspension in 2016 while ETSU sought termination for adequate cause. He denied the allegations and was not charged with a crime.

Response: ETSU suspended him and began termination proceedings.

Source 1 (2017-02-07)Source 2 (2017-02-07)

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