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  Monday, November 24, 2003



  Jury Finds Professor Liable for Sexual Harassment Based on
  Videotape Evidence

  By SHARON WALSH


  A federal jury in Philadelphia on Friday found a West Chester
  University of Pennsylvania professor liable for sexually
  harassing a student, who proved her accusations, in part, with
  a videotape she had secretly made with a tiny camera concealed
  in a notebook. The jury awarded her damages of $120,000 after
  the judge absolved the university of liability. 
  
  The professor, Jamal Ghoroghchian, a former chairman of the
  chemistry department, tried to touch and kiss the student when
  she went to his office for academic help some three years ago,
  according to court documents. With the door closed, he offered
  to give the student, Jurgita Pociute, better grades if she
  would have sex with him. 
  
  Neither Mr. Ghoroghchian nor his lawyer could be reached for
  comment on Friday. The professor has denied any wrongdoing,
  but he has acknowledged that his hand might have inadvertently
  touched Ms. Pociute's breast. 
  
  A student from Lithuania, Ms. Pociute was taking chemistry
  classes in 2000 to prepare for dental school. Her lawyer,
  Nancy C. DeMis, said that Ms. Pociute is no longer at the
  university. 
  
  Ms. Pociute, who took two chemistry courses with Mr.
  Ghoroghchian, was afraid that university officials would not
  believe her version of events. So she returned to the
  professor's office with the concealed video camera and asked
  him to write her a letter of recommendation, the court
  documents say. During that meeting, Mr. Ghoroghchian reached
  under her shirt and groped her breasts. The jury's award was
  for that incident only. 
  
  "The case reflects a tragedy for all of the parties," said Ms.
  DeMis. "It's a shame that it had to be brought." 
  
  The university conducted an investigation of the incident and
  found that Mr. Ghoroghchian had violated its sexual-harassment
  policy. He was given a confidential letter of reprimand and
  ordered to attend a private training session on avoiding
  sexual harassment, which he did. 
  
  University officials could not be reached for comment on
  Friday. 


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I would also suggest looking at how businesses handle sexual harassment.
They set up policies on sexual harassment decades ago and deal with an
incident quickly in order to limit company liability and fairness to
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