As Central Connecticut State University comes under scrutiny of its handling of numerous sexual misconduct complaints by faculty and students against one of its professors, several attorneys believe the school should brace for lawsuits from alleged victims.

As new details emerge from the investigation into associate theater professor Joshua Perlstein’s alleged misconduct going back more than a decade, critics say the school failed to follow proper protocol in reporting the allegations. It put Perlstein on paid administrative leave—but only after the university’s newspaper in April detailed the allegations of several woman.

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