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The University of Sydney has removed a male student from an administrative role on campus after he admitted to taking a photo in secret of a female student during sex and showing it to other students.
The action comes after Fairfax Media reported that the naked photo, taken on a mobile phone last year, had sparked a police investigation and an internal inquiry by the university earlier this year.
The university's Vice-Chancellor, Michael Spence, announced late on Tuesday that the second-year student had been "removed from his position as a Resident Liaison in university-owned accommodation".
A formal misconduct investigation was concluded earlier this year but the male student, now aged 20, was not removed from his position at the time. He admitted to taking the photo in written apologies to the female student and her family five months ago.
The university said in a statement on Tuesday: "The decision follows discussions with student representatives at the Student Consultative Committee about the University's handling of a sexual harassment complaint.
"At that meeting Dr Spence undertook to investigate the responsibilities of the Resident Liaison position. The position is unpaid and does not involve pastoral care but requires a high standard of personal conduct and behaviour to be maintained at all times."
Resident liaison officers provide a point of contact between students living on campus accommodation and student services, but are not responsible for student welfare.
The university said that Dr Spence had also undertaken "to discuss suggested improvements to the university's processes to handle such complaints. Those discussions continue."
The female student has previously told Fairfax Media she was disappointed with the university's handling of the incident and she had not been informed of the outcome of the formal misconduct investigation.
She said on Wednesday that she supported Dr Spence in taking action in this case but "further work and action" was required.
"This speaks to the university and the wider community that the male student's behaviour is not acceptable at Sydney University," she said.
"I was not informed of this action by the university itself; instead, was made aware of it by a journalist. However I understand Dr Spence will contact me and arrange a meeting. I appreciate this action."
The university facilitated a meeting between the students earlier this year, during which the female student read an "impact statement".
But the female student had wanted the university to facilitate further meetings and potentially a public apology.
Fairfax Media did not name the students in its report of the scandal. The identity of the male student was subsequently revealed by Honi Soit.
His name was redacted, under protest by the paper's editors, after the university asked the Students Representative Council "to consider its obligations [as publisher of the newspaper] to all students and the potential security risk for the student who was named".
The university said that it did not "as a matter of course comment on individual student matters" and it did "not normally regulate or intervene in personal relationships between students".
But it said reports in some publications that the male student was not punished were "incorrect" and it had "determined a punishment for the student in accordance with the Code of Conduct".
"Making this information public is not part of the punishment for any student," it said.
The female student said she wanted to see a change in university policies and procedures "to ensure what I have experienced does not occur for other students of all genders".
The incident has highlighted the difficulty in seeking legal redress for invasions of privacy in Australia.
It is a criminal offence in some cases to take a photo of a person "in a state of undress" without their consent, but a six-month limitation period applies.
The female student in this case was not alerted to the existence of the photo until after the limitation period had passed.