Four Dalhousie University professors who filed a formal complaint Dec. 22 about the sexually abusive postings of a male Facebook group are now releasing their complaint publicly.
Professors Francoise Baylis, Jocelyn Downie, Brian Noble and Jacqueline Warwick allege several of the Facebook comments amount to threats of sexual assault and acts of sexual harassment.
In a statement, the professors said the events "create a complex situation demanding thoughtful, sensitive responses from a variety of perspectives using a variety of procedural tools."
The complaint urges the university to suspend students who actively participated in any of the offensive posts on the 2015 DDS Gentlemen's Club Facebook group.
The professors say the purpose "was to trigger an interim suspension prior to the start of classes" on Monday.
The professors say that action is warranted under the university's Code of Student Conduct to ensure the safety of students and staff in the fourth year program as well as patients at its dentistry clinics.
'Unexplained delays'
The professors say they initiated the complaint so that no student would have to come forward publicly, and as an addition to the restorative justice process chosen by the university.
The professors say they came forward because there have been "unexplained delays" in processing the complaint.
"In the event that these delays are attributable in any way to the condition of confidentiality, and in an effort to expedite a decision before January 5, 2015, we release our names now."
In an email to CBC News, Dalhousie's director of communications Brian Leadbetter responded to the professors' decision to go public with their complaint.
"In December, we advised that Dalhousie will have our preliminary assessment of the formal complaint filed on December 22 completed in early January. We fully expect to share that update this week."
The dentistry faculty at Dalhousie came under fire after CBC News received screenshots of sexually explicit posts on the Class of DDS 2015 Gentlemen Facebook page.
In one of the posts, male students in the group voted on which woman they'd like to have "hate sex" with and joked about using chloroform on women.
Some people are upset about the restorative justice process that has been chosen, instead calling for harsher penalties for those alleged to have made the comments.
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Faculty members' complaint (Text)
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Statement from faculty members (PDF)
Statement from faculty members (Text)
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