US Academic Accused of Rape and Human Trafficking Loses Defamation Case in Chinese Court
Gary Xu, the former UIUC associate professor accused of rape and sex trafficking, has lost his attempt to sue for defamation in a Chinese court.
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Why Colleges Struggle to Root Out Professor Misconduct, in One Deposition (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
The Chronicle of Higher Education covers shocking deposition footage from our case against UIUC with the then dean, Barbara Wilson, saying she was “powerless” to discipline Professor Gary Xu’s abusive relationship with his student.
U of I sued over sexual misconduct (Illinois Times)
Our clients are suing the University of Illinois for failing to protect them from their violent and exploitative professor. The University was too focused on protecting future income from Chinese students.
Lawsuit filed against University of Illinois (WCIA)
WCIA reports on our clients’ trafficking lawsuit against the University of Illinois. The University deliberately overlooked their allegations of sexual assault to protect revenue from the Chinese student population.
Alleged victims of ex-professor sue UI, accusing it of ignoring sexual-misconduct claims (News Gazette)
The alleged victims of a former University of Illinois professor have filed a lawsuit against the university, accusing it of ignoring their claims of sexual abuse and subjecting them to trafficking.
U of I sued over alleged trafficking (WICS ABC 20)
WICS ABC Newschannel 20 report on the trafficking lawsuit against the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Board of Trustees from two Chinese students.
University of Illinois hit by ‘trafficking’ lawsuit; Chinese students say it ignored sexual abuse by staff to safeguard future revenues
Two Chinese women have filed a lawsuit against the University of Illinois, claiming it deliberately overlooked their allegations of sexual violence and harassment by one of its professors in order to safeguard future revenues from the Chinese student population.
As search continues for former UI professor, alleged victims wait (The News Gazette)
The victims of former University of Illinois Professor Gary Xu were given at least 30 more days to find him, a federal magistrate judge said Friday. Xu’s former UI students accuse him of taking advantage of his position and sexually exploiting them.
Art history professor Gary Xu Gang accused of sexual assault and rape by two former students (The Art Newspaper)
Dr Olivarius, the plaintiffs’ lawyer, says sexual harassment of university students remains an ‘epidemic’ despite the progress of the #MeToo movement.
Students Accuse Former University of Illinois Professor of Sexual Misconduct (CBS News)
One of our plaintiffs, Vina Sun, talks to CBS News about the abuse she endured from Professor Gary Xu at University of Illinois Urbana-Champagne.
“Assaults, Bullying, Rape” – ProPublica reports on lawsuit against University of Illinois
ProPublica report on a joint action lawsuit against a former UIUC professor which claims he assaulted, bullied and raped multiple students.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Ignore Rape, Assault Allegations Against Professor (Daily Beast)
Gary Xu accused of raping, assaulting, and bullying multiple students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.