A Pasadena City College professor Hugo Schwyzer made a name for himself by teaching classes about porn and feminism, but has now landed in the hot seat for admitting to sleeping with his students.
Schwyzer confirmed in a personal blog post that a Tumblr statement of a student claiming to have a sexual relationship with the professor was true.
The irony is, the a professor sleeping with a student is one of many adult film clichés.
Check out Schwzyer's full blog post below:
Several people have brought this Tumblr to my attention. Written by a former student of mine, it makes the claim that I had a sexual relationship with "Meagan" (a pseudonym) while she was my student in 2011. It also claims that I had sexual relationships with other students as well. This is true.
Until recently, I maintained that I had stopped having sex with students enrolled in my classes in 1998. That is not true; I started sleeping with students again in 2008.
I have no intention of naming names or of discussing numbers, save to say that the allegations the pseudonymous "Meagan" makes are mostly true and that I did indeed have sex with more than one adult student. There is no excuse for this behavior, and I do not expect anyone to defend it.
I will convey this information to the college, and I expect this will be a factor in discussions about my future as an history instructor.
I am deeply sorry for having maintained a lie for so long, and extend my apologies to the many whom I've wronged, including those who fiercely defended me against charges that turned out to be true. I ask that the harassment of "Meagan" - something for which I absolutely never asked - cease immediately.
On Aug. 12, the professor had a severe mental breakdown, using social media site Twitter as an outlet for his frustrations. The professor sent out more than 100 tweets in an hour, according to the Daily Beast. The professor's posts admitted to "building a career 'on fraudulent pretenses,' to being an addict, and to teaching feminism with no specialization or degree in the field." (Read the Daily Beast interview of Shwyzer, here)
Pasadena City College released the following statement regarding Shwyzer's actions:
Yesterday Mr. Hugo Schwyzer, a faculty member of the college, released statements publicly on the internet that he has had sexual relations with his students as recently as 2011 while an instructor at the college.
Such conduct, if confirmed as true, would be a grave violation of college policy warranting termination.
The college does not in any way condone or tolerate such conduct by any faculty member. All of us in the college are outraged by Mr. Schwyzer's statements about his conduct. The college is acting swiftly to conduct an investigation and to hold Mr. Schwyzer accountable for his actions while an employee.
Gail Cooper
General Counsel
