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Cusco Court Sentences UNSAAC Professor to More Than Three Years for Aggravated Sexual Harassment

Prosecutors say the custodial sentence is the first in Cusco against a professor for classroom harassment.

Overview

  • The court, which issued its ruling Tuesday, set a prison term of 3 years, 1 month and 9 days after finding the lecturer guilty of aggravated sexual harassment.
  • Judges ordered a lifetime ban from teaching in any school or university, a no-contact order with the student and her family, and S/5,000 in civil damages.
  • Prosecutors said the misconduct happened June 26, 2024 after an animal nutrition class at UNSAAC, where the professor made sexual propositions and obscene gestures to the student.
  • Local outlets reported the case as a first in the region that ends with a prison sentence for a university professor over harassment in an educational setting.
  • La República reported the sentence’s execution is suspended until a second-instance review, so the convicted professor remains free under court rules for now.