The lawsuit says the professor told her 'to lay on the table like a slut' for a demonstration during a lesson on muscles.
Vitale was shocked and appalled, the lawsuit says, and was instructed to lay on the table on her stomach with her pelvic area and hips elevated. Afterward, each student allegedly came up to palpate her muscle.
After the exercise, the lawsuit says the professor excused himself and went to the restroom. While he was gone, one of Vitale's classmates told her it was the professor who had"assaulted" her during the demonstration, the lawsuit states. The classmate allegedly told Vitale,"Wow, he got a little handsie!"
She later told another professor about the alleged assault, who advised her to report it to the dean and to submit a formal complaint. Vitale did not immediately take this professor's advice"because she was scared of what may result by reporting," the lawsuit says. In August 2016, Vitale confided in another professor who said she was"horrified" to learn of the alleged assault, the lawsuit states. That teacher reported the alleged assault to the dean and instructed Vitale to do the same via email, the lawsuit says.
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