Professor harasses female undergrads for over ten years; Berkeley gives him sternly worded letter

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I have a feeling at least some of the complaints were from people who didn’t understand he’s that kind of a person…very touchy-feely.

I suspect being generally touchy-feely may be part of the playbook for abusers–it provides them with some deniability in the first stages. Also, they may be the kinds of people who don’t recognize boundaries.