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She thought she was “fulfilling obligations” by reporting her sexual assault to her employer, but an East Asian Institute (EAI) employee claimed it has only led to bullying and attempts at covering up the incident.
EAI, a think tank under the National University of Singapore (NUS), is looking into the employee’s allegation that she faced retaliation for reporting its former director for sexual assault, it said in a statement to the media yesterday (Sept 2).
Prof Zheng Yongnian, the person accused of sexual assault, has also resigned from EAI and NUS, and is on leave until his contract expires later this month, EAI added.
The sexual assault and bullying accusations first came to light when a Twitter user, who identified herself as Charlotte, posted a string of tweets in August relating her predicament.
I am Charlotte, current staff at East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore. I was sexually harassed by former Director Zheng Yongnian in 2018. I reported to the police and Zheng was administrated with a warning for offence of Outrage of Modesty after investigation.
— Chary (@Chary19513) August 7, 2020
According to Charlotte, she was sexually assaulted by Prof Zheng in May 2018, shortly after she started working at EAI.
She made a police report a year later, and Prof Zheng was issued a warning in May this year for outrage of modesty, she said.
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