Education Official Accused of Sex Act in Meeting

[LuckyStrykes]

Source: Detroit News

Otis Mathis, president of the Detroit Board of
Education, is accused of fondling himself in a
meeting Wednesday with the general
superintendent, according to documents
obtained by the Free Press.

DPS Superintendent Teresa Gueyser alleges that
during a meeting at about 5 p.m. Wednesday that
Mathis touched himself for 20 minutes during a
conversation about today’s scheduled board
meeting.

Mathis resigned following the incident, effective
immediately. In his resignation letter, he cited
health issues as the reason for his resignation.


Read more: http://www.detnews.com/article/20100618/METRO/6180414/Detroit-schools-president-accused-of-lewd-acts-at-work

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He's also illiterate. http://www.detnews.com/article/20100304/OPINION03/3040437

[rug]

1. Yes he did.

[jazzelle]

3. Hahaha...he looks happy.

[Ken Burch]

6. Where's his right hand in that picture?

n/t.

[LaurenG]

2. Why did the superintendent let the "meeting" go on for 20 minutes?

I would have said something or at least called others into the meeting.

[Ken Burch]

17. It was under "unfinished business"?

n/t.

[Hannah Bell]

25. In the article, she says it's his usual habit during their meetings, & that she tries to ignore it.

WTF?

The first time he did it she should have stood up & left & told him in no uncertain terms she'd have him up on charges if he ever did it again.

If she's sat through meetings with him wanking, she pretty much sent the message that it was ok with her.

this is happening in the midst of the board seeking injunction against robb bobb. what a cock-up.

http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/dpp/news/local/bobb-to-testify-in-detroit-school-board-lawsuit-20100611-apx

[nolabear]

4. Seems to me that meeting went about 19 min. 45 sec. too long.

I guess people put up with some strange crap when they're unnerved or feel threatened but, damn.

[jazzelle]

5. "he cited health issues as the reason for his resignation. "

viagra overdose ??

[SoCalDem]

26. The poor man has RHS

restless hand syndrome :evilgrin:

[JBoy]

7. There's always a little friction at board meetings.

[Ken Burch]

8. It gets worse....this was from later in the article:

Board Vice President Anthony Adams today released a two-page letter from Superintendent Teresa Gueyser accusing Mathis of touching himself during a recent meeting. She called it his "usual habit" during one-on-one meetings. She said she tries to ignore it.



"On many occasions, I have asked him not to touch himself," she wrote in the letter dated Wednesday.

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[jazzelle]

10. And she didnt say anything all those times?

nt

[Ken Burch]

16. I'm surprised she didn't film it on her celphone cam and post it online

(of course, it would only be a "short subject").

[kimmylavin]

20. And worse!

"Superintendent Teresa N. Gueyser filed a detailed complaint addressed to Adams about Mathis, saying he used a handkerchief while masturbating in front of her the entire time she was speaking.

Her complaint says that she has witnessed other unacceptable acts by Mathis and that she had informed him some time ago to have no physical contact with her, including handshaking."



Um... isn't that sexual harassment?

[jazzelle]

21. "he used a handkerchief while masturbating " ????

whoa...this is one sick person.

[Whoa_Nelly]

9. And now has retracted his resignation

http://www.detnews.com/article/20100618/METRO/6180414/Detroit-schools-president-accused-of-lewd-acts-at-work

[Ken Burch]

13. If only he'd retracted...well, something else...

n/t.

[JBoy]

14. He's taken it off the table.

[Ken Burch]

15. Then it would ALSO be a bad day to be the janitor there.

n/t.

[madinmaryland]

28. I think he had a hard time doing that.. nt

[bemildred]

11. Oh good.

:popcorn:

[keopeli]

12. You can't un-resign, as we learned from Dan White who went on to kill Harvey Milk.

The Board could choose to re-instate him, but that is not up to him. Once you resign, it's done.

The written allegation is pretty damning, but if it wasn't true, he should never have resigned and simply let the investigation proceed. At this point, the resignation appears as either an admission of guilt or a desire to spare the board the embarrassment of the public scrutiny he will have to endure.

What he needs now is not to fight for his old job, but to hire a VERY good (i.e. expensive) lawyer.

[Ken Burch]

18. If this does go to trial...please, please PLEASE let Nancy Grace cover the case!

America NEEDS that.

[cutlassmama]

19. Doesn't public exposure fall under a criminal act?

[1Hippiechick]

22. "He then re-zipped and unzipped his pants again; again placing the hand with the handkerchief inside

I want to see the person would sit there and allow this to continue. She's as big a whack job as he, imo. :freak:

[proud2BlibKansan]

23. He was her boss. What was she supposed to do?

[1Hippiechick]

29. Surprising question! Get up, tell him where to go, walk out, and report him

Maybe it's because I'm a Scorpio as is my boss, but we just had a very similar conversation yesterday about our own VERY healthy sense of worth and self-respect. NObody would pull that kind of stunt on me and get by with it. For her NOT to get up and walk out the very first time it happened makes me wonder about HER.

[proud2BlibKansan]

30. We don't know what she did or that she didn't try to tell someone

It's a sticky situation for a supt. I've seen several fired for pissing off school board members, even when the supt was right.

[1Hippiechick]

33. "It's a sticky situation...." all right. If she did tell a Board member and nothing was done, all

she had to do was threaten to take it to the media. I've worked w/local school administrations before moving to the university level, and there is not enough money printed to go back and be a part of their stupidity.

[proud2BlibKansan]

36. No matter what she did, her job is in jeopardy

I am usually the last one to defend school administrators. But this one I feel sorry for. Go figure. LOL

[1Hippiechick]

37. Her job is in jeopardy for reporting HIS sexual misconduct--sexual harrassment?

I don't think so.....

[proud2BlibKansan]

38. Once again. He is HER boss.

It's not like a private company. Public school politics can be very nasty. I've seen superintendents fired for reporting milder offenses by school board members.

[1Hippiechick]

39. So what? HE has to report to the Board, and the Board is elected in local elections...

at least where I live. And they don't like negative publicity---just like all politicians - they wouldn't risk 'losing their seat' on the board at election time b/c they didn't deal w/this idiot. Sorry, but for my money, she was holding ALL the cards.

[Warren DeMontague]

24. That sounds like some itch he's got, there.

Health issues indeed.

[proud2BlibKansan]

27. Kick cause it's just too bizarre

[TexasObserver]

31. He's obviously one of those "hands on" bosses you hear about.

This guy likely has some serious mental issue or substance abuse problem, and maybe both.

Even for perversion, this one is odd.

[seabeyond]

32. geez, what a puritan nation this is. why didnt she just go down on him

and give him what he wanted.

such a prude

[leeroysphitz]

34. Why there isn't a reality show covering Detroit city government I'll never know.

It would make those Jersey Shore kids look like pikers...

[Enrique]

35. some people really like meetings

:shrug:

[Ken Burch]

40. I wonder if this will be used in "Dilbert" at some point?

They have a LOT of meetings in that strip.