Chinese university says professor fired after sex accusations made public
- Southwest University says tutor was fired for ‘an improper relationship’ with the student
- Woman says she endured three years of humiliation to complete her studies
Southwest University in Chongqing on Wednesday said it had fired a professor after it investigated accusations by a student that the academic had coerced her into “an improper relationship”.
A statement on the university’s Weibo social media account said it had launched an investigation after the PhD student filed a complaint about her tutor – law professor Zhao Ming – to the school in September.
The university said it had disqualified Zhao as a postgraduate tutor, removed him from the teaching position, demoted him, and recommended to authorities that his teaching licence be revoked. The student was informed of Zhao’s punishment on December 8, the university said.
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“Zhao coerced me into maintaining an improper relationship with him for three years in his position as a tutor,” she said on Weibo.