Woman accuses CUNY director of sexual assault, groping her without consequence in new lawsuit

Krafins Valcin, a senior director of academic collaboration technology at CUNY, was accused of sexually harassing and assaulting an IT senior associate after the workplace gathering. The woman had worked with Valcin for roughly six months without any issues and had agreed to carpool with him after the event.

The woman said that Valcin began making sexually explicit remarks to her as they walked toward the car, telling her, “I can tell you have a fat p*ssy” and grabbing her fingers. She said she was “utterly shocked” by the comment and told Valcin that she was not interested in him.

According to the lawsuit, he continued making advances during the drive and rubbed her thigh “toward her genitals.” The woman further said that Valcin parked his vehicle in front of her car after they arrived so she could not leave, then exposed his penis to her.

According to the New York Post, the woman reported the incident to Newark police, but the case was ultimately dropped because of a lack of video evidence. The woman contacted the Title IX office of the university after suffering panic attacks in the office.

Officials ordered a no-contact order between Valcin and the woman. The woman was unable to return to the office and has been working from home since. Despite the allegations, Valcin has remained at CUNY.

“The worst part is that after being subjected to her co-worker’s inappropriate and degrading sexual advances, CUNY did nothing to reprimand or alter the perpetrator’s employment. Rather than ensuring a safe work environment for the plaintiff, CUNY actually placed the burden on her to adjust her entire workplace to avoid him,” a lawyer for the woman told the outlet.