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Late today, Ohio State's board

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of trustees fired an associate

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professor following a sexual

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misconduct investigation for NEO.

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Latte calls the investigation

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unfair and disrespectful,

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but Ohio State insisting that findings from

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the investigation determined he violated

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the university's sexual misconduct policy.

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TV Lindsey Mills reports.

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According to a July letter to the

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Board of trustees from

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Osu's president in 2023,

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students in the College of Social

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Work made complaints against.

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Associate Professor Renee

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Olate at different periods,

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resulting in two separate investigations by

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the Office of Institutional Equity OLATE,

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has been with the university since 2011.

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Ohii made findings that quote Professor

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Olate violated the university sexual

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misconduct policy by engaging in unwelcome

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gender based verbal and physical

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conduct that was so sufficiently severe,

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persistent and pervasive,

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it created a hostile educational

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environment with respect to two students

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and conduct that constituted quid pro quo.

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Harassment with respect to a third student,

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specifically, IE.

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Determined that Professor Olate commented on

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students physical appearance is described.

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Graphic details of sexual assault in a

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class lecture commented on a student.

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Sexuality touched the shoulders

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and backs of female students.

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Hugged and kissed one female student and

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requested to have an intimate relationship

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with a student who declined his advances.

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Olate in a letter to the board of

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trustees claimed the process was unfair

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and there is no evidence he wrote quote.

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Throughout this investigation I have

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told my supervisors and others at OSU.

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Then I was willing to leave OSU.

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I did not wish to stay where my reputation

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was so severely injured by false allegations.

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He went on to write, quote,

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present through the complaints and

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witness testimony is confirmation

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that the touching of students,

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male and female,

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is part of my culture.

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It is not sexual touching

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and is not harassing in a

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statement to 10 TV Olate writes.

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In part quote I received an extremely unfair

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and disrespectful process by the university,

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including my Dean and professionals.

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From the office of Equity and Inclusion,

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culture should not be punished by

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a university who claims diversity

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as an important value.

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Thursday,

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The Board of Trustees approved

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his termination in Columbus.

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Lindsay Mills 10.

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TV news.