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13. Lawsuit Alleges USC Deleted Evidence, Maintained Negative Files Against Employees

Fri Apr 28, 2023, 03:20 AM

Apr 2023

By Larry Altman
July 13, 2020 at 6:01 PM PDT

An attorney who investigates workplace misconduct at USC has filed suit against the institution, alleging administrators destroyed or hid records in cases against the college's top officials, maintained "shadow files" on employees, and used their accountability office as a "hit team" to retaliate against professors that spoke out against university leadership.

In the lawsuit filed July 8 in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles, the anonymous attorney alleges USC’s Office of Conduct, Accountability and Professionalism systematically destroyed or wrote over investigative records all while university officials looked the other way. This includes deleting a “preservation file” related to George Tyndall, a former health center gynecologist facing dozens of charges alleging he sexually assaulted 16 students from 2009 to 2016.

https://www.kcet.org/shows/socal-connected/lawsuit-alleges-usc-deleted-evidence-maintained-negative-files-against-employees

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USC Takes Out A Confidential Informant - Termination Planning as Whistleblower Retaliation [View all] ellisonz Apr 2023 OP

Is this USC or South Carolina Jerry2144 Apr 2023 #1

I was guessing the other one but dug a little to see it was the Cal. one. yonder Apr 2023 #2

Thanks Jerry2144 Apr 2023 #3

There are always multiple sides to the story! ellisonz Apr 2023 #6

Correct! ellisonz Apr 2023 #8

The calendar advances but Jerry2144 Apr 2023 #18

I for one never took it personally, in fact I was glad what the LA Times did. ellisonz May 2023 #19

The University of Southern California in Los Angeles! ellisonz Apr 2023 #4

I've lived near both. Grew up in SoCal Jerry2144 Apr 2023 #9

Amazing! SoCal definitely does have the best Mexican food. ellisonz Apr 2023 #10

Abbreviations/acronyms remove info. Igel Apr 2023 #17

This is true but for the headline if I put too much info into Substack it... ellisonz May 2023 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author Igel Apr 2023 #16

One thing I've learned over my many years in the private sector. roamer65 Apr 2023 #5

We'll see! They are subject to oversight/monitoring by a federal agency... ellisonz Apr 2023 #7

Ain't that the truth. Xolodno Apr 2023 #12

Gaslighting and blackmail! The bullies favorite tools. ellisonz Apr 2023 #14

� 106.71 Retaliation. ellisonz Apr 2023 #11

Lawsuit Alleges USC Deleted Evidence, Maintained Negative Files Against Employees ellisonz Apr 2023 #13

USC Faculty Pushes for Independent Investigation into Allegations of Shadow and Dirt Files ellisonz Apr 2023 #15

Kick for truth! ellisonz May 2023 #21