Rabat – Morocco’s Appeal Court in Settat, near Casablanca, yesterday sentenced a professor for his involvement in the “sex for grades” scandal.
The scandal became public after students launched a campaign to end sexual harassment at schools, including the Hassan I University in Settat.
The professor, who taught students at the Hassan I University in Settat, is among a number of educators who are facing charges of assault, harassment, and incitement to corruption.
The accusations came to light after leaked conversations between the accused professors went viral on social networks.
The conversations showed sextortion of female students, demanding sexual favors in return for “good grades.”
Moroccan television channel 2M said that the four other suspects are expected to appear before the First Instance Court in Settat today for their trial.
This is not the first case of sexual harassment involving teachers at Moroccan schools.
Many complainants recently spoke up about their own experiences with the problematic practice, urging the government to intervene to end similar cases.
One of the recent scandals was at Morocco’s National School of Business and Management (ENCG) in Oujda.
The case provoked outrage among activists.
A former student at ENCG in Oujda complained about a professor who started sexual discussions with his students.
The student said the professor blackmailed her and threatened to ruin her academic career if she did not agree to give him an “oral-sex session.”
After nationwide public outrage, the government set up an investigative committee in December 2021.
The committee aims to investigate harassment cases alleging online sexual abuse attributed to an assistant professor at the school.
In Morocco, sexual harassment is a crime punished by a prison sentence ranging from one to two years in prison.
