Drexel: Professor sent porn to Drexel students
The subject was "great article," but the link was to an explicit video.
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A Drexel University law professor is under investigation after e-mailing her students a link to a pornographic video, officials said Monday.
Last Tuesday, Lisa McElroy, an associate professor who teaches legal writing and pedagogy at the Thomas R. Kline School of Law, sent her students an e-mail with the subject "great article on writing briefs."
When students clicked the included link, however, they were directed to a video of a woman engaging in a sexually explicit act.
In a statement, the university said that according to federal law and the institution's policies and procedures, "Drexel is required to initiate fact-finding for all reports of inappropriate behaviors of a sexual nature that may impact members of our community.
"As part of these policies and procedures, an employee may be put on administrative leave - which is not punitive - during the investigation."
McElroy did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
McElroy, who earned a degree from Harvard Law School, is a regular contributor to SCOTUSblog and the New York Times' "Motherlode" blog. She also has authored numerous books for children about Supreme Court justices and prominent elected officials, according to the university's website.
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