" To this, the A.G. declared, "One questions
the committee's findings as an accurate reflection of the evidence.
No underlying facts were stated by the committee that explain
its findings that `individuals were affected,' nor does the committee
state how it could make that finding while stating that it had
not examined the effect."
As precedents or comparison, the LOD reported that no
penalties were imposed on two male Belmont faculty members,
one who had altered promotion papers, the other convicted
of child molestation. It quoted the testimony of Stacy Denton,
the university psychologist. She had declared she knew of many
instances of faculty misconduct more serious than what was
alleged in this case. Those people had not been terminated.
Concluding that the university's stated explanation for
terminating Diana was not worthy of credence, the report
found there existed probable cause for sex and age discrimination
and disparate discipline by Belmont against Diana.
The LOD was sent to the regional EEOC office which accepted
it and confirmed the acceptance with the A.G. by phone.
The newspapers and television reporters had a field day with it.
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