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| title: "House Oversight: Estate Documents (Nov 12) (HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_021418)" |
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| - The complaint did not identify, nor disclose the identity of the conference attendee who was allegedly touched in |
| - The conference attendee who took the 'selfie' photo did not lodge a formal complaint to the conference organisers |
| at the time of the incident (November 2016). |
| - The conference attendee who witnessed the incident, did not lodge a formal complaint to the conference organisers |
| at the time of the incident (November 2016). |
| The photo submitted as part of the complaint does not provide evidence of any physical contact. |
| - The complainant alleged that a photo exists, showing your hand on the breast of the conference attendee who took |
| the 'selfie' photo. This photo was not made available to the Australian National University, although it was requested |
| in the course of the investigation." |
| (And for the record | often put my hand up in front of a camera if there is a flash, as I specifically request selfies not to include flashes, |
| so that I don't end up with a series bright spots in front of my eyes for the next half hour) |
| What makes this particular type of allegation so repugnant is that I get asked for literally thousands of selfies, and when people come |
| up to me they are vulnerable, often shaking, and sometimes overly aggressive. I am particularly proud of the way I attempt to make all |
| people feel at ease, and respected, rather than humiliated. Thus, this false claim strikes at the heart of what I am about, which is to |
| acknowledge fans in a way that makes them feel appreciated. As I understand you had a reporter watching me sign books and take |
| selfies at the CFI conference in Las Vegas this year, that behavior is what they will have witnessed. Moreover, I am proud of the |
| interactions I have had at both Case and ASU, with students, colleagues and staff of all genders and ethnicities. I have worked hard |
| to support them, mentor them, and treat them with respect. |
| I treat others as responsible adults, and I expect to be treated equally. |
| Lawrence M. Krauss |
| Director, The Origins Project at ASU |
| Co-Director, Cosmology Initiative |
| Foundation Professor |
| School of Earth & Space Exploration and Physics Department |
| Arizona State University, P.O. Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404 |
| Research Offici |
| B, Assistant |
| Origins Office |
| origins.asu.edu | twitter.com/Ikrauss1 | krauss.faculty.asu.edu |
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| On Dec 10, 2017, at 9:53 PM, Lawrence Krauss |
| First draft: |
| wrote: |
| It is hard to know how to respond to a list of false and/or distorted allegations, along with misleading statements on your part. |
| Needless to say, I treat people I interact with with respect, and I work hard to support and mentor students, colleagues, and members |
| of the general public. I do not sexually harass people. If the purpose of your reporting is to somehow argue that that Universities and |
| other institutions are lax in dealing with well known individuals like myself, then in fact the situation is quite the opposite. My high |
| public profile opens me up to more scrutiny at these institutions, not less, and it also opens me up to a host of outside complaints and |
| allegations that other faculty do not receive, each of which the University has to respond to. The fact that I have remained a professor |
| in all Universities with which I have been associated, in good standing, and also an officer or an invited speaker at organizations like |
| CFI, which have strict harassment policies, is a confirmation of the fact that they trust my behavior. I was asked to be an honorary |
| director of CFI, and invited to their last 3 meetings to speak, specifically because, as they have written me after the fact, the attendees |
| universally appreciated my talks, my courtesy, and graciousness in spending time with the attendees. If the purpose of your report is |
| to impugn my integrity or suggest I have a history of harassment, that too is false. As noted in one of your 'miscellaneous facts', as a |
| scientist I try and remain skeptical, and rely on empirical evidence, rather than allegations and innuendo. I also try and judge the facts |
| in context. The fact that Universities and other organizations employ me or have me on their boards, or invite me to meetings is |
| because they value my contributions and my actions. |
| Your specific allegations are false or distorted. Item 1 refers to a consensual encounter in my hotel room in 2006 where we mutually |
| decided, in a polite discussion in fact, that taking it any further would not be appropriate, and had respectful encounters afterwards. I |
| cannot comment on item 3, which involves an anonymous 3rd party claim, because I know nothing about it, and it was not taken |
| seriously enough to result in any university action. Item 4 is confusing. Are you saying that because I decided I didn't want to go out |
| to a bar with a group of attendees that I was harassing them? The second part is false. I don't do that. Re incident 5: The 'female |
| companion' in this case is my wife, who can attest to the fact that the claim is false, which is what I wrote in response to the blog in |
| question, causing it to be taken down. |
| It is worthwhile responding to Item 2 and 6 in more detail, |
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