Lawrence Krauss → unnamed student
Event Description
Allegation of harassment at a March 2008 convention. Student allegedly asked Krauss to join her in a hot tub. Krauss denies the incident and claims the Dawkins Foundation executive director, who was present, could confirm the opposite occurred.
Quoted Evidence
“In March 2008 at the convention I was approached by a student who did ask to sit at a table with the then executive director of the Dawkins foundation. She asked me to join her in the hot tub. I said no.”
Trafficking Assessment
Likelihood
10%
Confidence
85%
Thread Prior
15%
Indicators
Reasoning
This describes an alleged unwanted social advance by a student toward Krauss (not vice versa), which Krauss denies occurred. Even accepting the allegation at face value, it would constitute attempted solicitation by the student, not trafficking or exploitation by Krauss. No trafficking indicators are present.
Metadata
Date
2008-03-01 to 2008-03-31(approximate)
Thread
Fwd: URGENT: BuzzFeed News inquiry re allegations of sexual harassment
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