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Dr. Peter Hutchinson stopped teaching after an internal investigation in 2015

Cambridge academic who was found to have sexually harassed up to 10 students to its college for less than two years after it was announced he was permanently removed.

In the year 2017, Dr. Peter Hutchinson was banned from Trinity Hall and the contact to the students.

Trinity Hall now says that the decision to remove them, I had to ask him "was in consultation with Dr. Hutchinson, and wrong".

An ex-student who had complained, said The Reversal is a slap in The Face was"".

Dr. Hutchinson stop teaching modern and medieval languages, the 2015 after an internal college investigation in his behavior.

He faced complaints from nearly a dozen of "inappropriate" incidents in the year 2014 and 2015.

In the year 2017, Trinity Hall, said he had permanently any further discussion with the college to the violation of sanctions against him after the first complaints withdrawn

at the time, said a Trinity Hall-speaker: "We can confirm, Dr. Hutchinson has withdrawn permanently from any further participation with the college's Affairs, including his role on the Finance Committee

"He will not be present in the College at any time in The Future . "

Dr. Hutchinson told the BBC that it had "no legal finding of harassment," and stressed that this is an internal college investigation.

But, the college, Dr Hutchinson will automatically an emeritus fellow after his retirement.

Cleodie Rickard and Sophie Newbery

In a statement, the said college: "following extensive discussion and legal advice," he concluded Dr Hutchinson ' s name was removed "by mistake" from his website.

"In accordance with the rights and privileges that said to visit emeritus fellows of the college, Dr. Hutchinson continue to certain college events and to exercise their dining rights, but not participation in events, primarily at pupils, students and / or alumni, except by agreement with the college," She Said .

Bbc News understands the College pointed Out was Dr. Hutchinson could face legal action and there were internal concerns about the impartiality of The Process .

allegations of sexual Misconduct against Dr. Hutchinson date back to 2005, although he was cleared of criminal charges of sexual assault in 2006.

Former students who brought complaints against him, omitted to speak of their right to anonymity, about the decision and the question of what the University has to protect students, according to the allegations.

Sophie Newbery, 23, is studying German and Russian from Trinity Hall in the year 2018, said the decision felt like "a slap in The Face ", after the Complainant had "worked the courage to speak".

Ellie Pyemont, image on your Graduation Day , criticized the college

She Said that Dr. Hutchinson had offered her a "big kiss" on her birthday, comments about their clothes and asked a group of four students when they would "sleep [their] way to The Top " in the context of a movie night, in his house.

In the original complaint, seen by Bbc News , she also said he had asked her, during a seminar, if you "bite ever find a love?" and, during the discussion of the topic of a dominatrix in a book, asked a student: "Does turn up?"

She Said : "It feels like you never took our complaint seriously and never cared, as, a year after her graduation, they have snuck up on me, put it back in. "

Cleodie Rickard, 23, graduated said in the Arab and middle East studies in the year 2018, that she was "outraged" and all is hushed "up."

Neither student was informed that he was back.

A letter to the Complainant, seen by Bbc News , not asked you to "discuss" The Matter "more in The Student body" due to its "seriousness and sensitivity."

Ellie Pyemont, 38, graduated in languages, in 2003, said she was "added to the quorum of the decision-making", said she felt "self-interest and protectionism are the primary forces seem to be".

Dr. Peter Hutchinson , was a fellow at Trinity Hall, Cambridge

The University of Cambridge consists of 31 Autonomous universities, all have their own internal procedures.

In a statement, Trinity Hall, said: "Given the comprehensive and confidential character of the consultation, it would be appropriate to comment further on that.

"Trinity Hall takes all forms of harassment seriously and the welfare of the pupils remains at the heart of their work as an educational institution. "

The University of Cambridge, said it takes The Personal safety of students "very seriously" and "much missed" since the universities were able to receive the mandate to investigate sexual Misconduct three years ago.

He and the University had introduced said, in a anonymous message, and ordered a sexual assault and harassment advisor for one-on-one support.

He added: "we know that We have more to do, and will continue to hear and work with our students on how we can improve our approach to dealing with sexual Misconduct . "

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Source of news: bbc.com