NEW: Allegations of sexual misconduct, emotional abuse and manipulation of college students abound against former Post-Gazette journalist Mike Fuoco. But despite warnings, the universities in charge of protecting students didn’t do much to stop him. pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/all…
Three women allege Fuoco used his status as an award-winning journalist to pressure them into sexual encounters. “He said if I didn’t do certain things he wanted me to do or if I told the truth about him, I would never work in this town,” said one woman. pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/all…
In mid 2000s, complaints were filed against Fuoco at Pitt. But he was still hired at Point Park in 2010. Complaints in 2011 led to PPU ending his contract. Even so, he was still partnered with a PPU student in 2012 for an internship at the Post-Gazette pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/all…
That intern recently revealed accusations that in 2012, Fuoco bought her drink after drink even though she refused, pressured her to smoke with him in his car, she refused, and then made an unwarranted pass at her. Fuoco was 40 years older than her. pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/all…
Fuoco’s behavior was considered an open secret in PGH media world. But it appears the open secret was rarely communicated between university officials, putting students in interactions w/ a man accused several times of preying on impressionable young women pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/all…
.@PGHCityPaper story comes after @benyt detailed several accounts of sexual misconduct and inappropriate behavior carried out by Fuoco at the Post-Gazette and throughout Pittsburgh. nytimes.com/2020/12/06/bus…
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