Local colleagues surprised over revelations of American lecturer's sexual misconduct

PETALING JAYA: Many Malaysian university staff members and local theatre practitioners expressed surprise over revelations that an American performing arts lecturer, who worked in several institutions in the country, has been accused of sexual misconduct in the 1980s.

Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) corporate strategy and communications office director Prof Dr Nor Kamarian Nordin said the lecturer, Rey Buono, taught theatre studies in the university from 1999 to 2002.