Andriy Bilous, a lecturer at the Karpenko-Kary National University of Kyiv and director of the Young Theater Andriy Bilous was suspended from the university. He was accused of sexual harassment and indecent messages to female students. This was stated by the assistant rector for administrative affairs Olga Sukhova during a meeting of the university administration with students, a correspondent of hromadske quoted UNN.
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It is reported that after students and actresses complained about harassment by Bilous, the university launched an internal investigation. Bilous is currently suspended from the educational process until the investigation is completed by law enforcement agencies.
We have interviewed Mr. Bilous and handed over the statements we received to the law enforcement agencies. Tomorrow morning, we will understand how the law enforcement agencies qualify them and how long it will take. All this time, he will not work with students [...] We will talk about what he did or did not do after the fact is established,
Administration officials said that, in addition, the university would install video surveillance cameras and ban communication with teachers outside of group chats.
Teachers will also undergo professional development. In addition, both students and faculty will be provided with explanatory work with experts. The university also promises to improve the mechanism of student appeals.
The administration emphasized that it "never tolerates" what Bilous was accused of, but would not make preliminary conclusions because it is not a law enforcement agency.
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As hromadske reminds, Bilous was accused of sexual harassment and indecent messages to female students in an anonymous video. The author of the video claimed that Bilous sent her photos of other students' private parts and asked her to send the same. In addition, he asked her if she wanted to have sex with her classmates and invited her "for tea".
Later, the girl did reveal her name and said that she had published a video testifying against Bilous with the support of her husband.
The Karpenko-Kary Kyiv National University of Arts and Technology stated that it had filed a statement with the National Police of Ukraine to verify the information disseminated and provide it with an appropriate legal assessment.
Earlier, the University's legal service launched an immediate internal investigation. The University announced this on January 9 on the official website of the University.