"Lawsuit alleges Metro State Denver enabled a professor to retaliate against faculty members who complained that he was repeatedly seen masturbating in his office."

Headline at Inside Higher Ed.

I wonder what the real facts are here. How do you manage to see somebody masturbating in his office? It seems like an invasion of privacy. Was there an exhibitionist aspect to this, leaving a door open? I don't get it. The allegations seem fishy on their face. (By the way, there's a picture at the link of the accused professor holding up a large fish. Was that an Inside Higher Ed effort at phallic metaphor?)

What are the ethics about sexual experiences inside private offices? And, more relevant here, when does one person's sexual gratification create a "sexually hostile work environment" and a valid claim of employment discrimination?

It's obviously in bad taste to let anyone know you are having sex — alone or with someone else — in your office. But if you are in your own space, behind a closed door, and somebody else happens to walk in on you, shouldn't that person immediately leave and act is if the intrusion never happened? At worst, the intruder should quickly apologize, get out, and say no more.

Have you ever had sex in your office?

Yes, alone and securely in private.

Yes, with someone else and securely in private.

Yes, both alone and with someone else, and securely in private.

Yes, alone and with a risk of being observed.

Yes, with someone else and with a risk of being observed.

Yes, both alone and with someone else, with a risk of being observed.

No, but I'd like to, assuming I have privacy.

No, but I'd like to, and I'd risk being observed.

NO!

 

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ADDED: I see the need for a second poll:

Have you ever had sex in someone else's office?

Yes.

No, but I would under the right circumstance.

NO!

 

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