2023-09-29 10:46:01
The university has opened a disciplinary investigation into the teacher, who was suspended preventively for six months from his duties at the university and at the Antwerp University Hospital. Pretext image – BELGA. By Belga Published on 09/29/2023 at 12:46 Reading time: 1 min
The Antwerp public prosecutor’s office has opened a judicial investigation into the dean of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Antwerp, public prosecutor’s spokesperson Kristof Aerts said on Friday. A student reported inappropriate sexual behavior on her part to the university and the public prosecutor’s office decided to take up the matter on its own initiative.
The victim’s lawyer considered it rather “not necessary” to take legal action, while the university opened a disciplinary investigation into the teacher, suspended preventively for six months from his duties at the university and the hospital. University of Antwerp.
Informed by press articles of the situation, the Antwerp public prosecutor’s office decided to open a judicial investigation in order to verify that the facts did not fall under criminal law. The prosecution wants to ensure that the dean did not take advantage of his position of authority to undermine the integrity of the victim.
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