GRADES FOR SEX
SIRIKUL BUNNAG
Thammasat University yesterday fired the engineering lecturer who was accused in April of asking a female student to perform oral sex on him in exchange for a better grade.
University rector Surapol Nitikraipoj said an inquiry confirmed that Kamthorn Cherdchukiat, 33, was guilty as charged and that he had approached more than one student.
The inquiry reported its finding on Monday and recommended the lecturer be dismissed, effective April 24 when he was suspended from duty, one day after he was charged by police. As a consequence, Mr Kamthorn cannot apply for a job at any public institution.
The university did not hand down the harshest punishment, which is dismissal without a severance package because of a lack of crucial evidence.
"Police investigators did not allow the university access to the recording of the teacher approaching the student at his office, because release of the evidence might compromise the criminal case police are bringing against him," he said.
The third year student in April filed a complaint with police, who arranged for her to wear a spy camera to the lecturer's office.
"The panel questioned the teacher, the victim and other students who were approached by him. Evidence suggested the teacher called the victim to meet him in private several times," he said.
The dismissal package would be small because he started working full time early this year after six years as a part-time assistant teacher, Mr Surapol said.
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