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Current, Former Students Sue Dartmouth College Over Sex Abuse Accusations1

Seven women took legal action Thursday against Dartmouth College in the American state of New Hampshire.

The women say three science professors at the school sexually attacked, abused or harassed3 them. They say the school permitted the professors, all men, to create a culture within their department that supported extreme alcohol use, partying and other conditions that led to sexual crimes.

The accused professors are William Kelley, Paul Whalen and Todd Heatherton. They worked in Dartmouth’s Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences.

The accusers say the professors harassed and touched women sexually, often while partying at drinking places or at the professors’ homes.

Kelley and Whalen are each accused of attacking a student after a night of drinking. They also are accused of trying to get women to have sex with them and punishing those who refused.

The lawsuit4 says the seven plaintiffs are all scientists and students. It says they were “sexually harassed and sexually assaulted by the Department’s tenured professors and were expected to tolerate increasing levels of sexual predation.”

Dartmouth’s president, Philip Hanlon, praised the women for coming forward. He sent an email to the college community Thursday. It said the college “remains open to a fair resolution of the students’ claims through an alternative to the court process.”

However, Dartmouth has denied accusations that it ignored reports of sex abuse that go back as far as 2002.

The school launched an investigation5 into the three professors in October 2017. It never released the findings but said it was preparing to dismiss all three. Heatherton retired6 after being told he would be dismissed. Whalen and Kelley also later resigned.

The Associated Press could not reach Whalen and Kelley for comment.

Heatherton apologized for his poor behavior at conferences. But he said, through a lawyer, that he never socialized or had sexual relations with students. He also said he did not know of such behavior by the other two professors, nor would he have approved it.

His lawyer added, "Professor Heatheron is extremely concerned about being grouped together with the other...professors."

The lawsuit describes an environment in which women’s careers were dependent on men interested mainly in drinking and having sex with the women. Those who refused to go to parties were often professionally ignored, the lawsuit says.

The lawsuit also says the three professors would try to “groom7” incoming students to make it easier to abuse them. The professors would make comments about students’ physical appearances, give them special attention and then repeatedly ask them to go drink at local places or during professional conferences. If the women agreed, the professors would then seek to get them drunk and have sex with them, the lawsuit says.

Kristina Rapuano is one of the seven plaintiffs. She claims that, in 2014, Whalen forcibly put his hands inside her clothing when she visited his office.

About a year later, Rapuano went to a conference with Kelley. She says Kelley “got her drunk” and raped8 her. The lawsuit does not say whether Rapuano went to police.

Rapuano also says Kelley continued to pressure her sex. When she refused, Rapuano said Kelley became angry and stopped giving her with academic guidance. He also tried to interfere10 with her research, Rapuano says.

Rapuano finished her doctoral degree at Dartmouth this spring. She told the Associated Press, “For me, it became a situation where I felt trapped and I couldn’t get away from it because getting away from it meant leaving the career that I had worked so hard to get.”

Vassiki Chauhan is another plaintiff. She is still a student at Dartmouth. She claims that Whalen raped her at his home. Chauhan said she sought medical attention after the rape9. The lawsuit does not say whether she went to the police.

Chauhan says that everyone within the department knew about the three professors’ behavior. But no one spoke11 up or took action, she says.

Dartmouth College is a private university in the small town of Hanover, New Hampshire. It is one of the eight so-called Ivy12 League schools, and the ninth-oldest university in the United States. It was an all-men's school until 1972.

I’m Ashley Thompson.

And I'm Caty Weaver13.

Words in This Story

harass2 - n. to annoy or bother (someone) in a constant or repeated way

party - v. a social event in which entertainment, food, and drinks are provided

lawsuit - n. a process by which a court of law makes a decision to end a disagreement between people or organizations

plaintiff - n. a person who sues another person or accuses another person of a crime in a court of law

assault - v. the crime of trying or threatening to hurt someone physically14

tenured - adj. involving the right to keep a job (especially the job of being a professor at a college or university) for as long as you want to have it

tolerate - v. to accept the feelings, behavior, or beliefs of (someone)

(sexual) predation - n. the act of preying15 on someone to abuse them

alternative - n. offering or expressing a choice

groom - v. to prepare someone for a particular activity or purpose


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1 accusations 3e7158a2ffc2cb3d02e77822c38c959b     
n.指责( accusation的名词复数 );指控;控告;(被告发、控告的)罪名
参考例句:
  • There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
  • He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。
2 harass ceNzZ     
vt.使烦恼,折磨,骚扰
参考例句:
  • Our mission is to harass the landing of the main Japaness expeditionary force.我们的任务是骚乱日本远征军主力的登陆。
  • They received the order to harass the enemy's rear.他们接到骚扰敌人后方的命令。
3 harassed 50b529f688471b862d0991a96b6a1e55     
adj. 疲倦的,厌烦的 动词harass的过去式和过去分词
参考例句:
  • He has complained of being harassed by the police. 他投诉受到警方侵扰。
  • harassed mothers with their children 带着孩子的疲惫不堪的母亲们
4 lawsuit A14xy     
n.诉讼,控诉
参考例句:
  • They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。
  • He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。
5 investigation MRKzq     
n.调查,调查研究
参考例句:
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
6 retired Njhzyv     
adj.隐退的,退休的,退役的
参考例句:
  • The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
  • Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。
7 groom 0fHxW     
vt.给(马、狗等)梳毛,照料,使...整洁
参考例句:
  • His father was a groom.他父亲曾是个马夫。
  • George was already being groomed for the top job.为承担这份高级工作,乔治已在接受专门的培训。
8 raped 7a6e3e7dd30eb1e3b61716af0e54d4a2     
v.以暴力夺取,强夺( rape的过去式和过去分词 );强奸
参考例句:
  • A young woman was brutally raped in her own home. 一名年轻女子在自己家中惨遭强暴。 来自辞典例句
  • We got stick together, or we will be having our women raped. 我们得团结一致,不然我们的妻女就会遭到蹂躏。 来自辞典例句
9 rape PAQzh     
n.抢夺,掠夺,强奸;vt.掠夺,抢夺,强奸
参考例句:
  • The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
  • He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。
10 interfere b5lx0     
v.(in)干涉,干预;(with)妨碍,打扰
参考例句:
  • If we interfere, it may do more harm than good.如果我们干预的话,可能弊多利少。
  • When others interfere in the affair,it always makes troubles. 别人一卷入这一事件,棘手的事情就来了。
11 spoke XryyC     
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
参考例句:
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
12 ivy x31ys     
n.常青藤,常春藤
参考例句:
  • Her wedding bouquet consisted of roses and ivy.她的婚礼花篮包括玫瑰和长春藤。
  • The wall is covered all over with ivy.墙上爬满了常春藤。
13 weaver LgWwd     
n.织布工;编织者
参考例句:
  • She was a fast weaver and the cloth was very good.她织布织得很快,而且布的质量很好。
  • The eager weaver did not notice my confusion.热心的纺织工人没有注意到我的狼狈相。
14 physically iNix5     
adj.物质上,体格上,身体上,按自然规律
参考例句:
  • He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服,心绪也很乱。
  • Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。
15 preying 683b2a905f132328be40e96922821a3d     
v.掠食( prey的现在分词 );掠食;折磨;(人)靠欺诈为生
参考例句:
  • This problem has been preying on my mind all day. 这个问题让我伤了整整一天脑筋。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • For a while he let his eyes idly follow the preying bird. 他自己的眼睛随着寻食的鸟毫无目的地看了一会儿。 来自辞典例句

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