An English professor who teaches at the University of St. Petersburg. Xavier, in Kolkata, India, had to resign after sharing bikini pictures on his private Instagram account. By BBC(29) published the interview with the woman on Monday, photos of which were published in Stories, Before his appointment at the Jesuit university.
The former teacher, who asked not to be identified, accused the employees of the educational institution of terrorism. “sexual harassment”claiming that, “frightened and subjected to moral surveillance”. She filed a complaint with the police, and St. Xavier responded by saying that he would sue him for defamation and seek damages of Rs 990 million (R$63 million).
While the university vehemently denies that Instagram photos were the reason for his dismissal, the academic community is on the professor’s side. A petition on change.org started by a former student and addressed to the West Bengal State Education Minister has already received More than 26 thousand signatures.
What happened to the professor at the university?
The professor, who joined the university’s faculty on August 9, 2021, was called to the dean’s office for an interview two months later. However, according to the report to the British publication, he actually “They took me to the interrogation room”He was questioned by the vice-chancellor Father Felix Raj, a secretary, and five women.
Dindar said a father claimed to have admired his son’s posts on Instagram that the teacher was “only in underwear”. Raj, who handed out half a dozen photos among board members, urged his father to view the images as “sexually suggestive” and urged the university to protect his son from such vulgarity.
Recommended by his colleagues, the teacher offered a formal apology the next day, but the dean noted that the council had already “unanimously recommended his resignation.”
Source: Tec Mundo
