CSU didn’t investigate some sexual harassment reports, track repeat offenders, audit finds
LOS ANGELES — State auditors have found “numerous problems and inconsistencies” with sexual harassment investigations across California State University and faulted the chancellor’s office for not providing campuses detailed guidelines to address allegations against employees, according to a confidential draft report reviewed by the Los Angeles Times.
The 108-page report by the California state auditor’s office paints a troubling picture: Campus officials failed to investigate multiple accusations because of “questionable” judgment, improperly documented cases and did not order discipline or training when wrongdoing was substantiated. The handling of complaints, the audit concluded, “demonstrated a level of inconsistency from case to case and from campus to campus.”
The findings of the audit, scheduled to be released July 18, are similar to some of the conclusions previewed in May in a separate study ordered by the CSU Board of Trustees.
But the state report presents new information that summarizes problematic cases and provides data showing that the vast majority of sexual harassment reports against employees from 2018 to 2022 were never formally investigated.
More than 1,200 sexual harassment reports were made against employees in the four-year period. Auditors identified
