The former president of Utah Tech University is apologizing for giving a member of his previous Cabinet a phallic gag gift — what he said was “intended to be a humorous gesture.”
‘The prank was not appropriate’: Former Utah Tech University president apologizes for phallic gag gift
Williams didn’t sign his name to the message, according to the lawsuit. Instead, he allegedly signed the message from the staffers now suing — the university’s top attorney, its second-in-command attorney, and its Title IX coordinator, who is charged with responding to complaints of sexual misconduct.
After the gag gift, they say they faced retaliation for reporting it to the university’s human resources department. They argue a “sham investigation” was done by the school and the governing Utah System of Higher Education that served only to protect the president.shortly after the “prank” was reported. He stepped down in January, announcing that he planned “to pursue other professional opportunities” after a decade at the helm of Utah Tech.
Meanwhile, Broadbent was placed on leave during the investigation — which is not proper procedure, according to federal law, as she was the complainant and not the alleged perpetrator.
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