Geoff Marcy, professor of Astronomy at the University of California, Berkeley, and a top leader in exoplanet research, has been accused of repeated sexual harassment. UC Berkeley is currently
under federal investigation for its handling of dozens of sexual violence complaints on campus.
BuzzFeed did the investigation and broke the news on October 9th.
*THIS* is the article that you should read (gives more info than others I've read IMO).
Yesterday 14th October, UC Berkley announced Marcy's resignation.
Here's their statement
Will he still be able to carry on this important science I wonder
.
I truly hope so. He just needs to keep his hands to himself
.