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Soo Ahn, chair of electrical and computer engineering at Bradley University in Illinois, is resigning, following calls that he be terminated in light of his past conviction for sexually abusing a child. Ahn was sentenced to eight months of probation in 2007 for the aggravated sexual abuse of a 13-year-old family member, according to the Peoria Journal Star. A recent online petition accused Bradley of “turning a blind eye and continuing to let this convicted pedophile teach.” Bradley said in a statement last week that when it heard about Ahn’s conviction more than 10 years ago, “it fully informed itself of all of the relevant facts and circumstances as well as all relevant legal obligations, including Ahn’s contractual rights.” At no time did it act in a way that impacted campus safety, it said.
The university also announced last week that Ahn would resign from his position at the end of the semester, after 32 years. Last month, Ken Young reportedly resigned his post as director of Bradley’s forensics program, after a months-long investigation into an allegation of sexual assault from about a decade ago at a summer program. The university reportedly said that Young resigned in order to spend more time with his family. “Beyond that we have no comment,” a Bradley spokesperson told the Journal Star.
