UM student seeks to take ex-lecturer to court over sexual harassment
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Universiti Malaya student Soleil Ching (not her real name) is seeking to file a civil suit against an associate professor who sexually harassed her two years ago.
This is after the university’s integrity unit failed to reveal the punishment meted out against the alleged culprit based on her official complaint.
The police, on the other hand, stopped pursuing the matter on grounds that.
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Sexual harassment complaint: Victim laments slow journey for justice
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The journey has been harrowing for a sexual harassment victim since she lodged a complaint in 2019 against an associate professor at Universiti Malaya.
For Soleil Ching (not her real name), the internal complaint system failed to do justice for the victims.
She said after reporting the incident to the UM integrity unit, she could not prevent other students from being further victimised.
In an interview with
she hopes the existing system will improve. When I knew that another girl became a victim after me, I was.
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