Nine professors and students have filed suit against the University of Rochester in federal court, complaining of alleged sexual misconduct by Professor Florian Jaeger.
The suit follows an EEOC complaint against the university over its handling of the original complaint against the professor. It accuses the university, President Joel Seligman and Provost Robert Clark of failing to act on behalf of the victims.
The UR responded in a statement saying the lawsuit was not unexpected, and the university won’t comment until completion of the independent investigation into the complaint ordered by the university trustees.