HSE fired a teacher who was accused of seduction of teenage girls

The Higher School of Economics was fired by the teacher Alexander Kuznetsov, who, according to former students, seduced them. This was reported by Open Media with reference to the representative of the university.

“According to the results of the audit,“ the facts of the teacher’s unethical behavior were recorded, A. Kuznetsov’s violation in the relationship between the teacher and students. Kuznetsov’s behavior was recognized as unacceptable for the lyceum, since it does not comply with the ethical norms and professional ethics of the teacher in particular, ”the press service said.

Kuznetsov was dismissed from September 25 after the audit, which the Higher School held a month and a half. He taught Russian philology at the Lyceum of the University.

In August, one of the former students Olga Starkova described her story on Facebook: “In the ninth grade, an affair with a teacher from our school Alexander Kuznetsov struck me. Nesplatonic property is novel, it should be noted. And not the easiest from the point of view of relations (humiliation, threats and blackmail from this person was more than). ”

According to her, she knows other cases when Kuznetsov entered into intimate relations with adolescents. This fact “open media” was confirmed by another former student on the terms of anonymity.

“The relationship lasted 4 years (my 15-19 years). The last two years - exclusively on blackmail and intimidation, ”the girl said.

According to another former student Kuznetsov, in 2004-2005 Kuznetsov openly met with a freshman.