NUS files police report against former don over sex allegations
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SINGAPORE - The National University of Singapore (NUS) has made a police report against former Tembusu College don Jeremy Fernando following allegations of sexual misconduct made against him. In a statement late on Wednesday (Oct 21), NUS said it went to thNUS files police report against former don over sex allegations
SINGAPORE - The National University of Singapore (NUS) has made a police report against former Tembusu College don Jeremy Fernando following allegations of sexual misconduct made against him. In a statement late on Wednesday (Oct 21), NUS said it went to the police «given the seriousness of the allegations». It had also advised the two female students who accused Dr Fernando of misconduct to do the same. The university also provided a detailed timeline of when it first became aware of the allegations against Dr Fernando, and the actions it took - which included interviewing him and barring him from making contact with students. Internal investigations found that Dr Fernando «had an intimate association» with an undergraduate - a serious breach of its code of conduct for staff, NUS said. The university thus sacked him on Oct 7. Addressing criticisms from students about the way it handled the matter, NUS said: «We recognise that we could have shared information about the dismissal with Tembusu staff and students in a more timely manner and we endeavour to do better.» Read more