UT declined to sanction professor who pleaded guilty to violent felony
A professor at the University of Texas who pleaded guilty to a felony charge of strangling his girlfriend to the point that she saw “stars” remains on the job despite a school policy condemning domestic violence as prohibited conduct that it “will not tolerate,” an American-Statesman investigation has found.
Richard A. Morrisett had also been accused of a second violent incident that sent his girlfriend to the hospital, and of repeatedly violating a court order to stay away from her. After learning of the charges against Morrisett, university officials placed him on paid administrative leave for 18 days in August 2016 while it conducted a review that included interviews of faculty members and students.
“The review found no relation between how the professor acted in this situation and how he acted on campus, and as a result he was allowed to continue his teaching and lab activities” in UT’s College of Pharmacy, university spokesman J.B. Bird said in an email.
Records obtained by the Statesman under the Texas Public Information Act show that Morrisett was not sanctioned by the university even though administrators concluded that he had violated a policy requiring employees to notify a supervisor of criminal charges. The rule states that failing to report “is a violation of policy and will lead to disciplinary action.” Administrators were alerted to Morrisett’s case by campus police.
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I went through a scratching festival last month when I came down with scabies, but other than a few spots on my thighs it looks like I'm through the worst of it. My legs were always ugly since I'm skinny and pale, but the scars from cat scratches, bike accidents and scabies took it to another level.
While I can understand why some employees may not report crimes that they have committed, the fact that this professor has committed a violent crime moves him to the front of the line since he has substantial contact with the public.
For a few months last year I thought I was going to end up in San Antonio, but circumstances changed and I'm uncertain what is next.
