Something Was Wrong is intended for mature audiences and discusses topics that may be upsetting.

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This season discusses sexual, physical, and psychological violence.

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We reached out to Professor Cato Bus and the University of Central Oklahoma

for comment in response to allegations in the weeks prior to this episode's release. We have not

received a response. Thank you so much for listening. Sexual harassment and assault on campus isn't just peer-to-peer.

A large institutional survey across eight collegiate campuses found that among undergraduates who reported sexual harassment, 12.5% of freshmen and nearly 25% of seniors reported experiencing sexual harassment by

faculty or staff. In these incidents, about 61 percent of reported faculty and staff harassment

perpetrators were faculty members, with most identified as male.

At the heart of professor student abuse is a power imbalance.

Professors control grades, recommendations, educational opportunities, scholarships,

and in some cases, even future career opportunities.

This imbalance can easily be exploited when harm continuously goes unchecked. Abuse between educator and student can take many forms and can

include but are not limited to, unwanted sexual advances or propositions, requests for sexual

favors tied to academic benefit,

sexual harassment during office hours, and or grooming behaviors that build trust before

exploitation. Because of the authority the professor holds, students may fear retaliation,

damage to their academic standing,

or disbelief if they speak up. And even when students do report, disciplinary action is taken

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