Man Accused of Misconduct In School Bathroom Had Criminal Record
A man accused of planting a hidden cellphone that recorded video in a bathroom at Sunset Ridge School in Northfield has a criminal record, something unknown to school officials during his time working in the building, school and police officials said.
A felony warrant was issued earlier this week for the arrest of David Garcia-Espinal, 40, of Highwood, who worked, as an employee of two separate private vendors, at Sunset Ridge School District 29, according to officials there.
EEOC Harassment Charges Reflect #MeToo’s Relevance
Despite a slight dip in the number of sexual-harassment charges filed last year, the monetary benefits of sexual-harassment cases settled by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)—excluding the awards obtained through litigation—was nearly $70 million. This was much higher than in previous years, showing the #MeToo movement continues to make changes in the workplace. The monetary benefits from the agency’s sexual-harassment settlements have steadily risen over the past four years.
UT-Austin Acknowledges 17 Cases of Sexual Misconduct by Employees
Seventeen employees at the University of Texas at Austin, including three faculty members and one research fellow, were found to have violated the flagship’s sexual misconduct policies between November 2017 and December 2019, according to a university document.
One faculty member, a professor in the department of integrative biology, Johann Hofmann, “allegedly tried to start a consensual relationship” with a graduate student and “made inappropriate comments of a sexual nature” to the student, who contacted administrators in December 2017, the document shows.
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