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CSU has been shaken by sexual harassment scandals. Now it faces a state audit

Frank Lamas, left, former vice president of student affairs at Fresno State, was the subject of at least 12 complaints of sexual harassment at the university between 2014 and 2019, when Joseph I. Castro, right, was the university president.

State lawmakers ordered an independent investigation Monday of how sexual harassment and retaliation complaints are handled by California State University, which has been shaken by scandals that have sparked public outcry and led to the resignations of top system officials.

The investigation will be conducted by the state auditor and focus on the chancellor’s office and three campuses,

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