College President Allegedly Covered For His Dirtbag Coworker Son Who Was Creeping On Other School Employees

Dent7 years ago

Mark Smith is currently the proud president of a small college in the heart of South Carolina called Columbia International University. Before moving to SC, Smith was based in Ohio, where he held the same position at Ohio Christian University. While there, Smith had the honor of working alongside his son, Doug, who was also an employee of the school.

In a lawsuit that was recently filed, it turns out that Mark may have had another motive for moving schools aside from the change of scenery. Reports allege that his son Doug was a racist, sexually suggestive dirtbag, and Mark didn’t do shit to stop him.

From The Island Packet:

Jeremy Davitz, the former top attorney at Ohio Christian, alleges in one federal lawsuit that he was fired after determining that Doug Smith could no longer work at the school because of the allegations.

In the lawsuit, Davitz accused Doug Smith of “rampant sexual harassment.” Smith allegedly tried to put his finger in the mouth of a university student and employee — Cynthia Dove — while the two worked together at the college’s information technology desk.

“That was a slut test. If they close their mouth, they’re a slut,” Doug Smith allegedly said, according to Davitz’ lawsuit and a separate one Dove filed.

Davitz also accused Doug Smith of covertly taking a picture of a coworker’s buttocks and posting the picture on social media with the caption, “this is why we hire women.” He allegedly told a co-worker she had “hair long enough to pull on,” and that her jeans were so tight “they looked painted on.”

And they say chivalry is dead. Creeps walk around saying outlandish shit all the time, but this is some next level stuff if true. In regards to the slut test, it looks like I’m a dirty boy because I would definitely close my mouth and chomp off that allegedly greasy little finger of yours, Doug.

Doug also (allegedly) likes to toss around some racial slurs, too.

According to the lawsuits, Doug Smith also made several racial comments. When a co-worker dropped a ladder, he yelled “stop being such a Jew” and ignored Dove when she told him she was Jewish and that his comment offended her.

He also is accused of saying he “hates” African-Americans and Mexicans, allegedly calling the former “entitled” and the latter “dirty freeloaders.” He told a co-worker that he was “dead serious” about his views of both groups, according to the lawsuits. He also is accused of saying he hated “gay people.”

The crazy part is that even with how much of a slimeball Doug is being portrayed as, it’s only half the story. The other half is how his dad apparently tried to cover for him, and how they now BOTH have jobs at Columbia International.

Davitz said that when he told Mark Smith in spring 2016 his son had to be fired at Ohio Christian University, the president allegedly banged his fists on the desk, shouted at Davitz and threatened to sue both Davitz and the college, according the the lawsuit.

After that, Davitz accused Mark Smith of stripping him of his responsibilities, badmouthing him to the board of trustees and eventually firing him in January 2017.

Mark Smith, whose contract would have allowed him to stay until 2025, resigned in January 2017. A month later, Columbia International’s board of trustees selected him as president.

Sadly, stuff like this happens every day. People who are total scum can put on a face and weasel their way into a job that they have no business getting. I’m sure the fine people of Columbia International University are just thrilled to find out these allegations against two of their employees. Probably should have done a little more research.

Let’s just all decide as humans to not be creepy, awful dudes. The world would be so much better that way..

[via The Island Packet]

Image via Wikimedia Commons