A top Chinese university fires a professor after a student accused him of sexual harassment

Associated Press

HONG KONG (AP) — A top Chinese university has fired a professor a day after a graduate student accused him of sexual harassment and posted recordings online as evidence. The woman said the professor and former vice dean at Renmin University of China physically and verbally abused her. The school concluded her accusations were true and reported the incident to authorities. After the university announced its decision, the woman’s 59-minute video post on Weibo disappeared. Police said later Monday they were investigating the matter. Public accusations of sexual harassment have become rare in China after the government snuffed out a brief rise of a #MeToo movement.