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SINGAPORE – A Tembusu College don accused of sexual misconduct has been sacked by the National University of Singapore (NUS).
In a statement on Sunday (Oct 18), NUS said it conducted an internal probe after it received two complaints alleging that Dr Jeremy Fernando, a fellow at Tembusu College, had “behaved inappropriately as a teaching staff”.
Based on the findings of the probe, Dr Fernando was fired, the statement added.
A NUS spokesman said: “An internal investigation was carried out and Dr Fernando’s conduct was found to have fallen short of the standards of professionalism that the university expects of a teaching staff. Based on the findings of the internal investigation, Dr Fernando, a non-residential teaching staff, was dismissed by the university.”
NUS is providing support and assistance to the victims, it added.
In response to queries from The Straits Times, the two undergraduate victims, who did not wish to be named, gave details of what Dr Fernando allegedly did to them.
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