Former Texas Tech Associate Professor Samuel Bradley was placed on administrative leave Wednesday from his current job as Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of South Florida.
USF said, “Those steps were taken after USF became aware a report from Texas Tech University on Tuesday.”
The report accused Bradley of having sexual relationships with three Texas Tech students. According to the documents in the investigation of Bradley, one student “felt she had to respond to him because she was in his class.”
According to the report, “[She] said it made her sick, and she wanted it to stop.”
When confronted about that same relationship, Bradley admitted to it, but “cast himself as the victim.” He showed the now-former Dean of Media and Communications the messages she sent to him, including nude photographs, but not his responses. Bradley claimed it was consensual, but was concerned that his wife would find out.
Bradley claimed there were no rules against his actions and continuously repeated “I haven’t broken any OP’s,” according to the documents. OP would be a reference to Texas Tech’s operating procedures.
When confronted by his boss, Bradley promised to end the relationship. But later, after the woman was married, she was obligated by Texas Tech to take another of Bradley’s courses over her objections. The course was required for her to earn a degree.
The investigation said Bradley re-initiated the relationship.
The report said when her husband found out, it led to a disruptive confrontation on campus between him and Bradley.
On August 17, 2012, after declining to resign, Bradley received a letter from the Interim President of Texas Tech, placing him on paid administrative leave during the “investigation into allegations of unprofessional or inappropriate conduct with one or more students.”
The investigation during his time at Texas Tech found that Bradley violated three operating policies relating to improper relationships with one or more students.
According to the report, this situation caused one of the students to be hospitalized for emotional distress, one had her car windshield broken out by Bradley’s estranged wife, and one experienced a delayed graduation for at least one semester.
Bradley left Texas Tech in the spring of 2013 for the job at USF.
“This information was not disclosed during the hiring process,” USF said. “There is no established timeline for this review to be completed.”
USF quoted College of Arts & Sciences Dean Eric Eisenberg as saying, “Now that the university has this information, it will be carefully reviewed and an appropriate response will be determined. In the meantime, the employee has been placed on paid administrative leave.”
Texas Tech issued a brief statement late Friday, saying, “Texas Tech followed a process relating to issues involving Dr. Bradley and acted appropriately upon them.”
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Texas Tech provided a copy of the Bradley report within a few hours of EverythingLubbock.com making a request.
