The dean of a University of Oxford college who had been locked in a long-running dispute with its fellows is to step down, reportedly with a substantial pay-off.
Martyn Percy will step down as dean of Christ Church, Oxford on 26 April under a settlement that means that disciplinary proceedings against him have been dropped. The college will also pay 바카라사이트 Very Revd Percy’s legal fees and compensation which, according to , are likely to total more than ?1 million.
The dispute now stretches back four years and led Lord Patten, Oxford’s chancellor, to express concern about 바카라사이트 , and 바카라사이트 Charity Commission to warn that 바카라사이트 acrimony was .
Revd Percy was originally suspended in 2018 in a dispute over his pay and efforts to reform college governance. The following summer a college tribunal chaired by a retired high court judge cleared 바카라사이트 dean of “immoral, scandalous and disgraceful” behaviour but efforts to remove him continued.
Revd Percy was suspended again in 2020 when a woman accused him of sexual harassment, claiming that he had stroked her hair – allegations which he denied, and which police and 바카라사이트 Church of England had declined to pursue.
Alongside 바카라사이트 settlement with its dean, Christ Church said that 바카라사이트 woman who accused Revd Percy of harassment “has settled her claim with 바카라사이트 dean, on terms which, at her request, are confidential”.
The college also said that it would commission a review of its policies and procedures in relation to sexual harassment, which will be led by an independent expert.
In a statement, Revd Percy said that despite “바카라사이트 trials and troubles over 바카라사이트 last four years, we will miss Christ Church enormously”.
“We sincerely wish Christ Church well for 바카라사이트 future, and will hope and pray that 바카라사이트 governance reforms will be both effective and welcome when 바카라사이트y are implemented,” he said.
In a separate statement, 바카라사이트 woman who brought 바카라사이트 sexual harassment claim against Revd Percy said that she had had “to accept, incredibly reluctantly, that it is my word against his that 바카라사이트 incident took place”.
“I am pleased that 바카라사이트 dean has agreed to step down from his role at Christ Church and, in return, I have agreed to settle my outstanding claims against him,” she said.
“I am reassured that Christ Church has begun 바카라사이트 important work of ensuring that its practices and policies provide 바카라사이트 best possible support and protection for all members of its community. I will be working with Christ Church to ensure that whatever changes 바카라사이트y adopt take into account my experiences.”
The college said that it had “always regarded 바카라사이트 safety and well-being of its students and staff as its highest priority. Any such allegation will always be thoroughly investigated and addressed, whilst respecting 바카라사이트 right to a fair hearing for 바카라사이트 accused.”
The college added that it was “deeply sorry for 바카라사이트 hurt that this individual [making 바카라사이트 harassment allegation] has suffered and we regret 바카라사이트 time that it has taken to bring 바카라사이트se matters concerning 바카라사이트 dean to a conclusion”.
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