Dean of Berkeley law school steps down amid harassment suit

(AP) — The dean of UC Berkeley's law school went on an indefinite leave of absence from the post Wednesday after his executive assistant sued him over allegations of sexual harassment and the university for allegedly not doing enough to prevent it.

Berkeley Law Dean Sujit Choudhry will remain as a faculty member and earn a professor's salary at the school while an interim dean serves in his place, Provost Claude Steele announced in a statement Wednesday.

Sorrell, 41, said the unwanted physical contact — which included bear hugs, arm and shoulder rubs, and kisses on the face — happened multiple times on a near-daily basis, while Choudhry said it was once or twice a week at most, according to Winer.