Legal Opinion
Purvis v. Oest
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 2, 2010No. 09-1098, 09-1101PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
Gina Purvis was a high-school teacher, who was suspected of having a sexual relationship with her then-15-year-old biology student, “M.R.”. The school conducted an investigation in which Gary Vicini, the dean of students, played a leading role. This created a potential conflict of interest, since Vicini had himself been accused by Purvis of sexually harassing a student a year previously. After Vicini threatened M.R. with expulsion and possible jail time should he continue to deny his having had an affair with Purvis, the student capitulated and admitted the existence of…
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