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03-03-2011, 10:45 PM
U.S. school to investigate live campus sex demo
CHICAGO — The president of an American university said Thursday he was launching an investigation into an on-campus presentation of a live sex act performed for students at an after-class event that was approved by a professor.
President Morton Schapiro of Northwestern University, said he was "troubled and disappointed" after hearing about the use of a sex toy on a naked woman by her fiance in front of more than 100 students.
The Feb. 21 incident was part of an after-class event for a popular human sexuality course at the prestigious Chicago-area private university.
About 100 students — and apparently one of their mothers who was sitting in on the class that day — were in the auditorium when an exhibitionist couple offered to perform a demonstration of sex toys and the female orgasm.
They were not required to attend, but most stayed to watch as the woman undressed on stage and her male partner brought her to orgasm.
"It is probably something I will remember for the rest of my life," said student Justin Smith, 21.
Once the demonstration began, Smith said, "there was a lot of covering of the mouth like 'Oh my gosh.' It was pretty quiet . . . I didn't really see people take affront, but they were engaged with the experience."
Faith Kroll, 25, said she had planned to simply answer questions and show off her sex toys but was game to demonstrate.
"One of the students asked what my specific fetish was and mine is being in front of people, having the attention and being used," she told the Chicago Sun-Times. "The students seemed really intrigued."
Psychology professor John Michael Bailey said he initially hesitated, but decided to allow the public sex act.
"My hesitation concerned the likelihood that many people would find this inappropriate," Bailey wrote in a statement. "My decision to say 'yes' reflected my inability to come up with a legitimate reason why students should not be able to watch such a demonstration."
The university initially defended the risque display, with a spokesman saying in a statement that it "supports the efforts of its faculty to further the advancement of knowledge" even though some of the topics may be "controversial."
But as the news went viral Thursday, the university's president issued a statement saying the incident would be fully investigated.
"Many members of the Northwestern community are disturbed by what took place on our campus," Schapiro said in the statement. "So am I.
"I feel it represented extremely poor judgment on the part of our faculty member," the statement said. "I simply do not believe this was appropriate, necessary, or in keeping with Northwestern University's academic mission."
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CHICAGO — The president of an American university said Thursday he was launching an investigation into an on-campus presentation of a live sex act performed for students at an after-class event that was approved by a professor.
President Morton Schapiro of Northwestern University, said he was "troubled and disappointed" after hearing about the use of a sex toy on a naked woman by her fiance in front of more than 100 students.
The Feb. 21 incident was part of an after-class event for a popular human sexuality course at the prestigious Chicago-area private university.
About 100 students — and apparently one of their mothers who was sitting in on the class that day — were in the auditorium when an exhibitionist couple offered to perform a demonstration of sex toys and the female orgasm.
They were not required to attend, but most stayed to watch as the woman undressed on stage and her male partner brought her to orgasm.
"It is probably something I will remember for the rest of my life," said student Justin Smith, 21.
Once the demonstration began, Smith said, "there was a lot of covering of the mouth like 'Oh my gosh.' It was pretty quiet . . . I didn't really see people take affront, but they were engaged with the experience."
Faith Kroll, 25, said she had planned to simply answer questions and show off her sex toys but was game to demonstrate.
"One of the students asked what my specific fetish was and mine is being in front of people, having the attention and being used," she told the Chicago Sun-Times. "The students seemed really intrigued."
Psychology professor John Michael Bailey said he initially hesitated, but decided to allow the public sex act.
"My hesitation concerned the likelihood that many people would find this inappropriate," Bailey wrote in a statement. "My decision to say 'yes' reflected my inability to come up with a legitimate reason why students should not be able to watch such a demonstration."
The university initially defended the risque display, with a spokesman saying in a statement that it "supports the efforts of its faculty to further the advancement of knowledge" even though some of the topics may be "controversial."
But as the news went viral Thursday, the university's president issued a statement saying the incident would be fully investigated.
"Many members of the Northwestern community are disturbed by what took place on our campus," Schapiro said in the statement. "So am I.
"I feel it represented extremely poor judgment on the part of our faculty member," the statement said. "I simply do not believe this was appropriate, necessary, or in keeping with Northwestern University's academic mission."
Retrieved from:
http://www.calgaryherald.com/life/school+investigate+live+campus+demo/4379007/story.html