Posted on 06/04/2008 12:45:00 PM PDT by ebonytower
Most schools would fire a teacher who seduced his student, plied the underage girl with drugs and alcohol, and sexually assautled her.
And then theres Harvard.
The Internet Age has given rise to digital logarrhea. Blogs, twitters and flikrs all fuel this confessional spirit.
At Harvard, few have been hit by the urge to expose themselves than 20-year-old junior Lena Chen (http://www.thechicktionary.com).
Over the past few months, Chen has blogged and twittered about a new man in her life: Patrick. (http://thechicktionary.com/post/36713532/patrick-sitting-outside-the-newly-opened-crema)
When she started posting pictures of her beau, Patricks identity immediately became obvious: Patrick Hamm, who holds a Teaching Fellowship with Harvards department of sociology. (http://www.wjh.harvard.edu/soc/gs/Hamm_Patrick/)
Thats when Chens bloggings and twitterings added up to scandal.
Patrick Hamm teaches for the sociology department, where Chen is a student. Obviously, this violates Harvards policy on "Unprofessional Conduct Between Individuals of Different University Status" (http://www.fas.harvard.edu/home/administration/sexual_harass_guide.html)
Chens blogs (http://thechicktionary.com) provide still more episodes which cross the line into unethical even illegalbehavior. According to Chen, Patrick Hamm
*"help[ed] me hunt down [a] fake ID...since I lost mine in Greece" (April 2),
*violated substance-related laws: "he is not even fazed by my underage-ness and the fact that I have to deal with pesky things like drinking laws" (April 2),
"This conversation only makes sense in context. When high
'[Hamm]: Get your fingers out of your vagina! Were eating dinner.' [Chen]: Its not my fault Im Chinese."
(http://thechicktionary.com/post/30591193/this-conversation-only-makes-sense-in-context-when)
(This may (or may not) be related to a "Patrick Hamm" who was arrested in a 2007 New Bedford, Mass., drug bust.)
The picture morphs from ethically bleary to morally eerie when one reads from Chens March 21st blog, which documents cases of borderline sexual assault
Practically asleep again, I started to murmur something about not being in the mood.
"You what?" [Hamm] demanded fiercely. I jolted from my haze.
His hand was back around my neck now, tighter this time. I hesitated before answering.
"Im tired, I said carefully. I dont feel like having sex."
"You dont feel like it?"
[Hamm] made it sound like the most inadequate explanation hed ever heard. I shook my head. I felt like a girl.
"If you dont feel like it," [Hamm] continued. "Then you shouldnt have woken me up by rubbing youre a*s against my c*ck and making out with me."
[Hamm] had a wicked look on his face, the same one he had when he dragged me around his living room by the hair and forced my head down on his c*ck so hard that I had to strain to catch my breath. He didnt have to say a word and I knew I was f*cked. I was going to be f*cked.
"Im sorry," I whispered.
His grip tightened....and I started to gasp for breath . he forced open my mouth with his c*ck .He was more than halfway down my throat when I couldnt stand it anymore and had to pull away. He asked me if I wanted him to f*ck me and I nodded yes."
In light of the age discrepancy between Hamm (26) and Chen (20); in light of the power-differential between Hamm (a Teaching Fellow) and Chen (an Undergraduate pursuing a degree in Hamm's department); in light of Chens past blogging of her involvement in mental-health therapy, its not out of line to wonder: Was Chens "consent" meaningful in response to Hamms physical coercion?"
Lena Chen has a fine sense of humor and a gift for writing. Shes chosen to blog about her intimate life, which is her right.
But Hamms case is a different beast. A more mature, higher statused, older man appears to have taken advantage of a young, mentally vulnerable who pursues a degree in Hamms own department.
Harvard has yet to take action against this teacher who abused his position. Those who wish to protest the universitys see no evil can email the following officials....
Boy, these two sound like real winners. He’s borderline raping her, and she’s telling the entire world she’s boinking one of her instructors.
}:-)4
There was a day when a father, older brother or maybe a cousin would have taken this perv professor aside and given him a lesson that would last a lifetime.
Welcome to FreeRepublic, n00bie. I find this thread rather crude.
JMHO, of course.
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