Shanghai university sacks professor over alleged sexual assault of student, as social media post goes viral
- The post, including recordings and text messages, alleges that a female student was assaulted in professor’s car
- Three companies say the academic has resigned as director since the claims were made on WeChat on Friday
Qian Fengsheng, who worked for the accountancy faculty at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (SUFE), has also resigned as independent director of three listed companies after a detailed online post about the claims went viral, the three companies have announced.
In a statement on Monday night, the university said Qian’s teaching licence and academic title would be revoked over the misconduct.
“Our investigation concluded that Qian Fengsheng seriously contravened professional ethics as a teacher, and caused an extremely bad social influence,” the university said.
According to the initial online post on Friday night by the alleged victim, whose identity was not disclosed, Qian, 55, sexually assaulted the student on November 16 after offering her a lift while answering her queries on the subject he teaches.
SUFE said later on Friday night that an investigation had been launched.
