University of Minnesota athletic director Norwood Teague resigned this morning following two incidents of sexual harassment involving non-student university employees.
What actually happened was, the man got drunk and started inappropriately texting (and touching) his coworkers.
"At a recent university event, I had entirely too much to drink," Teague said, in a prepared statement he read to KARE 11. "I behaved badly toward nice people, and sent truly inappropriate texts."
Here's how one of the women described that night's events.
“He asked for my cell number, which I gave to him so I could forward her contact info,” the woman said in the report. “During dinner, he started to text me. It was initially a fun, back-and-forth teasing which was slightly flirtatious but felt harmless. Then his texting started to cross the line as he suggested skinny dipping … his attraction to me, etc. At this point, I responded, ‘No,’ and ‘Stop.’ He continued to text."
Later is when it began to become physical.
"He started to pinch my buttocks repeatedly as well as my waist. I tried to ignore him by turning away from him. He continued saying things to me but I ignored him. I felt trapped and frozen.”
The documents released include the full report, as well as copies of the texts. When reading through them, it's easy to believe that Teague was intoxicated when he sent them -- which, of course, isn't any excuse.
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[via Deadspin]
