JD Journal reports
Legal academic and former Federal Trade Commission member, Joshua D. Wright, has resigned from his tenured position at George Mason University’s law school amidst allegations of sexual harassment. The allegations stem from a former student, Elyse Dorsey, who accused Wright of soliciting a sexual relationship with her in 2010 while she was her professor and research assistant. Another former student, Angela Landry, has also come forward with a similar account of feeling pressured to engage in a sexual relationship with Wright.
Both women have gone public with their allegations in recent weeks, asserting that Wright abused his power as a professor. Wright, however, denies any misconduct and claims that his relationships with Dorsey and Landry were consensual. He filed a defamation lawsuit in late August against the two women, seeking $108 million in damages. He cited a “smear campaign” aimed at destroying his professional reputation as his reason for resignation.
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George Mason Law School Professor Resigns Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations
https://www.ftc.gov/about-ftc/commissioners-staff/joshua-d-wright
