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Sexual Harassment is a Crime

In Iowa (via Gowder) it is:A University of Iowa professor was arrested Friday afternoon for allegedly asking female students to let him fondle their breasts in return for an "A" grade for the class. Arthur Herbert Miller, 66, of 1700 N. Dubuque Road, faces four counts of bribery, a class C felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison. He was admitted to the Johnson County Jail at 3:56 p.m. Friday and released early Saturday.Under Iowa law (as is the law in most states), a public employee who agrees to perform a discretionary act in exchange a thing of value is guilty of bribery.  A sexual favor is a thing of value.  See McDonald v. Alabama, 329 So. 2d 583, 587-88 (1975) (affirming conviction of judge who gave lenient sentence in exchange for sex); (more sources)...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime & Federalism on August 12, 2008 (boomark / email).