Skip to main content

Sombudha Adhikari

Status: Resolved
Role: Faculty
Position: Adjunct Professor
Discipline: Physical Sciences and Mathematics
Specific Discipline: Mathematics
Outcome Year: 2009
Outcome Category: No Longer Employed (includes Fired and Contract Non-renewal); Criminal Plea / Conviction
Quote: "According to a June 2009 article from The Daily Record, police arrested the current Rutgers Business School lecturer in 2009 for inappropriately grabbing the breasts and inner thighs of one of his students at Fairleigh Dickinson University. At the time, he was teaching courses as a part-time lecturer at both schools.

Adhikari pled guilty to the sexual misconduct charges in court, disclosing to the judge that he had “sought to gratify himself by letting his hand fall between the woman’s thighs.” The victim told police that the incident took place after an exam in a classroom on Fairleigh Dickinson’s main campus, according to The Daily Record.

Adhikari was released on a $5,000 bail and terminated from his position at Fairleigh Dickinson"
Last updated: