STAT+: MIT professor sues after he was forced to resign from institute following sexual harassment allegations
A prominent Massachusetts Institute of Technology biology professor who was forced two months ago to resign from the biomed institute where he worked following sexual harassment allegations has filed a lawsuit claiming he is the victim of false claims made to “exact revenge against a former lover,” according to court records.
Dr. David M. Sabatini says he had a consensual sexual relationship with his accuser, who worked with him at MIT’s Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, according to the suit filed Wednesday, which refers to Sabatini as “a world renowned medical and scientific researcher and a tenured professor at MIT with a stellar reputation who conducted groundbreaking research.”
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