University of Turin, “they don't listen to you, look how upset you are”. Professor suspended

University of Turin, hot photos and sexy chats. Hundreds of reports of harassment. And first suspension

The University of Turin it ended up in the storm and the situation risks getting out of handafter the communication of hundreds of reports anonymous by sexual harassment by professors, technicians and classmates towards female students, some even taken into care by the university's anti-violence centre, there was the first disciplinary measure. A disrespectful chat. Inappropriate photos and videos sent to female students. Conclusion: the professor was suspended for a month, a period in which he will also be without pay. On each of the men indicated by the female students' complaints, – we read in Il Corriere della Sera – there are anonymous testimonies quite heavy. For example, there is the teacher who, during the Philosophy department council, compliments the student: “You're very good…”. But meanwhile she rests unpleasantly on them one hand on her skirt.

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Another scene – continues Il Corriere – is this: one doctoral student, in July, participates in the conference organized by the department in the courtyard of the rectorate. Suddenly a appears researcherthe handsome look, which gives her: “But how can you expect people to listen to the lecture if you are so upset…”. The researcher is the same one who later says to the doctoral student: “No, you're not really made for an academic career, sooner or later you will think about children…”. Here's another story about papers. In a laboratory, a researcher fixes the terminals of an electroencephalogram on the head of a student. They are alone, he smiles: “You are beautiful.” She, “frozen”, cuts off the dialogue. He insists: “But a coffee?”. The girl remains vague and he dismisses her like this: “You were a nice guinea pig“. The reply of rector Stefano Geuna was immediately eloquent and clear: “There must be no space for any form of violence against women within the University”.