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If the motion is approved, Douglas could return to campus in five years if he meets certain conditions set by the Administrative Board. If he were to be dismissed, Douglas would have to petition the full Faculty to re-apply for admission.
Douglas pled guilty on Sept. 24, 1998, in Middlesex Superior Court to a charge of indecent assault and battery stemming from an April 4 incident. The woman assaulted by Douglas originally brought the case to the Ad Board, which later determined a rape had occurred.
The Ad Board voted to demand that Douglas withdraw and to recommend dismissal, which requires a vote of the entire Faculty.
Douglas' case is the second time in the last year that the Ad Board has found that a rape occurred on campus. In February 1998, Joshua M. Elster, also Class of 2000, raped a female undergraduate. Last September, he pled guilty to three counts of rape, two counts of assault...
As a result of his court conviction, Douglas is on probation for five years and is already prohibited from seeking readmission to Harvard during this time.