to expand... I think it may well be a witch hunt.

But if he did the things he's accused of, he should be punished.

And the people who hired and promoted him should also be fired.

On a pragmatic note, once charges of this nature come to public light, they have to be seen through, or professors of all stripes will be able to get away with the same thing and use this case as a precedent, further politicizing Higher Education.