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Michael L. Fine

Status: Resolved
Role: Faculty
Position: Associate Professor
Discipline: Physical Sciences and Mathematics
Specific Discipline: Bioscience
Outcome Year: 1995
Outcome Category: Criminal Plea / Conviction; Monetary Settlement / Award; Other
Quote: "The criminal charges resulted in Fine's arrest and a November, 1992 conviction for misdemeanor assault. The administrative proceedings, which Plaintiff initiated by meeting with Dean of Students William Duvall, consisted of filing a charge with Dr. David Hiley, Dean of the College of Humanities & Sciences under Defendant's "Rules and Procedures" manual. After an investigation, Hiley concluded that Plaintiff's charges were valid and that Fine's actions were unprofessional, inappropriate and unacceptable. Complaint, Ex. B, Hiley Letter. Accordingly, Hiley placed Fine on probation, directed him to perform community service and recommended that he seek professional counseling."

Additional Source: STATE SETTLES STUDENT'S LAWSUIT INVOLVING SPANKING BY PROFESSOR
By Randolph Goode, Richmond Times-Dispatch, September 13, 1995

"The state has agreed to settle for $10,500 a sexual harassment suit filed by a Virginia Commonwealth University student who was spanked by a biology professor."
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