University professors who were acquitted of sexual harassment charges in the “Sex for Grades” case are waiting to return to the stands of the Hassan I University of Settat.
According to Hespress AR sources, the two professors who were acquitted last Tuesday from the Court of First Instance in Settat are still waiting for a decision from the Ministry and the University to return to their previous functions.
Sources close to the two professors confirmed that Hassan I University and the Ministry of Higher Education have not yet contacted the concerned professors, in order for them to resume their work, but that the decision is expected to be issued within the coming days.
The Court of First Instance in Settat had issued its decision to acquit the two professors of charges of sexually assaulting and sextorting their female students, after the scandal initially broke out in November 2021.
The same court convicted another professor with a year and a half of imprisonment and a MAD 7,000 fine, while also finding another professor guilty of the same charges, who will serve a year-long prison sentence, accompanied with a MAD 5,000 fine.
Last Monday evening, the Criminal Chamber of the Court of Appeal in Settat decided to uphold the first instance ruling against a professor of economics, sentencing him to a two-year prison term.
The case, which shocked the Moroccan public, was the tip of a national iceberg, that culminated in various revelations from female university and high school students, who have been victims of inappropriate behaviors and sexual harassment and assaults from their male professors.
Since then, multiple professors have been put under investigation in Tangier, Oujda, Casablanca, and Tetouan for similar allegations.
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