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Kangaroo court casualties

By Bettina Arndt - posted Friday, 8 September 2023


But what happened to Chris is a shameful, monstrous tale, which reveals the true extent of the feminist corruption of many of our key organisations. As I explained when I first wrote about his story, the problem started when a female student at the college where Chris lived took a shine to him, and then was affronted when he refused to be alone with her, attempting to maintain professional boundaries after discovering her personal interest in him. She then concocted a series of nonsensical sexual harassment charges against him. The university refused to conduct a proper investigation and failed to interview key witnesses. Chris lost his position at the university and had to leave the college.

We mounted an unfair dismissal case against the university, which was ultimately unsuccessful when the uni bureaucrats claimed they'd simply decided not to renew his contract and refused to proceed with mediation. The university was determined to believe "the victim".

That was all bad enough - Chris was out of a job and potentially unemployable with this charge hanging over his head, his years of hard work obtaining his PhD now down the drain. But things got worse, far worse.

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Suddenly, despite having not even seen Eve for over six months, Chris was told police were applying for an apprehended violence order relating to alleged ongoing sexual harassment. She was granted interim orders which had the potential to place severe restrictions on Chris' movements for the next five years. He was a quivering heap, not daring to leave the house because legally he was required to stay away from her but didn't know where she lived or worked.

We found him a criminal lawyer and started the process of challenging the accusations in court when the poor guy got Covid and ended up in hospital the very day of the first hearing. We contacted the court and were told they would set another hearing date but that advice turned out to be wrong. Since he hadn't turned up in court, the matter proceeded straight to a permanent order, Covid or no Covid.

Chris ended up spending time in a psychiatric hospital wiped out by anxiety and despair. It took more battles in court but finally the lawyer succeeded in having the absurd violence order reduced to six months. By then Chris had returned to his Asian family home, glad to escape from a country where a vindictive woman can so easily weaponise the university kangaroo court and our legal system to destroy the man who displeased her.

Despite all this, he was grateful to have the support of so many strangers who contributed to the fundraiser which supported him. Despite my excellent legal team we also sometimes need local lawyers and funds to cover court costs and support young men who find themselves turfed out of universities, often with nowhere to live as they deal with ongoing legal ordeals. Donations are always welcome.

 

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