SINGAPORE - A top professor from the National University of Singapore (NUS) was dismissed on Tuesday (Dec 1) for sexual misconduct, the university said in a statement.
Professor Theodore G. Hopf, the provost chair professor of the department of political science in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS), had sexually harassed a student "in physical, verbal and written forms”, it added.
In the statement listing the sequence of events and a summary of key findings, NUS said an anonymous complaint against the professor, who is better known as Ted Hopf, was sent to the university in August this year and investigations began immediately.
As Prof Hopf needed to seek treatment for a serious medical condition, the COI interviewed him on Nov 13 after his medical leave, NUS said.
The COI submitted its inquiry report to the university on Nov 18.
NUS made a police report on Nov 27, after informing the student that it would do so in line with its legal obligations.
“Given the serious nature of the offences, NUS dismissed Prof Hopf on Dec 1,” said the university.
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