Murdoch University has sacked an academic who the Corruption and Crime Commission found pressured four female overseas students for sexual favours in exchange for higher marks while he was working at Curtin University.
The CCC report into the allegations was tabled in parliament yesterday and it contained five allegations of serious misconduct against Nasrul Ali.
After leaving Curtin University, Dr Ali took up a position as a lecturer at Murdoch's Business School.
Senior Deputy Vice Chancellor, Professor Gary Martin, said that until yesterday the University was unaware that Dr Ali was the subject of a CCC investigation.
"The University has concluded that the actions admitted by Dr Nasrul Ali in his evidence to the CCC are incompatible with his obligations as an employee of Murdoch University.
"For that reason we have decided to terminate the employment of Dr Nasrul Ali with immediate effect."
Professor Martin said that there is no evidence to date that the type of behaviour referred to in the CCC report has been occurring in the University's Business School or any other part of the University.
The CCC found that while there was no sexual conduct between Dr Ali and the students, he asked three of the students for something to convince him to change their marks.
The CCC said the evidence supports the student's belief that he was asking for sex.
In the case of a fourth student he refused to increase her mark from 45 to 50 when she didn't meet him while they were separately visiting Malaysia.
