University under fire for mishandling sexual harassment

Just months after the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) was criticised by victims for its slow response to allegations of transgressive behaviour, intimidation and abuse of power by one of its professors, the university is once again under fire for its handling of such incidents, writes Lauren Walker for The Brussels Times.

As reported by The Brussels Times earlier this week, a young student – reportedly the son of a diplomat – locked up and assaulted several fellow students in his room, but the university waited more than six months after the first complaint was made against him to impose a sanction.

Students and experts have since spoken out about the VUB’s slow and lax response, which resulted in victims regularly seeing the young man on campus and during social gatherings, and people wondering how many victims there must be before the university will respond to complaints.
Full report on The Brussels Times site