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The newly released records, obtained under the state Public Records Act, show that the university found in the two separate investigations that Stachura was untruthful about his affair with the student and that he retaliated against two professors who cooperated in the investigation of that matter.

Chico State professor resigned after findings of dishonesty, retaliation

March 5, 2024 at 6:36 p.m.

The newly released records, obtained under the state Public Records Act, show that the university found in the two separate investigations that Stachura was untruthful about his affair with the student...

EdSource reported in Dec. 2022 that an investigation found that Stachura had an inappropriate relationship with a student that included sex in his office in 2020 that could be heard through the walls, causing colleagues to report him.

David Stachura no longer employed at Chico State, university announces

February 15, 2024 at 6:08 p.m.

EdSource reported in Dec. 2022 that an investigation found that Stachura had an inappropriate relationship with a student that included sex in his office in 2020 that could be heard through...

Chico State followed proper procedures in how it handled the sex investigation of suspended Professor David Stachura and its lengthy aftermath, including not informing faculty and students that Stachura allegedly threatened gun violence on campus, an independent investigation has found.

Report finds Chico State followed existing policies in investigation of biology professor

November 28, 2023 at 2:10 p.m.

Chico State followed proper procedures in how it handled the sex investigation of suspended Professor David Stachura and its lengthy aftermath, including not informing faculty and students that Stachura allegedly...

Suspended Chico State professor David Stachura’s failed effort to sue a colleague for libel has hit him in the wallet.

Chico State professor David Stachura hit with legal fees in failed libel case

November 2, 2023 at 4:17 p.m.

Suspended Chico State professor David Stachura’s failed effort to sue a colleague for libel has hit him in the wallet.

Suspended Chico State Biology Professor David Stachura “made a credible threat of violence” against two colleagues who cooperated in an investigation that found he had a sexual affair with a student, a judge found in a tentative ruling released Friday that orders him to stay off campus for three years.

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Restraining order in Chico State threat case ‘warranted, necessary and justified,’ judge rules

September 1, 2023 at 6:30 p.m.

Suspended Chico State Biology Professor David Stachura “made a credible threat of violence” against two colleagues who cooperated in an investigation that found he had a sexual affair with a...

Judge Stephen E. Bensen ruled that biology lecturer Betsey Tamietti’s revelations “were a matter of public interest” in a tentative ruling he first issued late Tuesday and later made final.

Court throws out libel suit filed by Chico State professor

July 28, 2023 at 2:32 p.m.

Judge Stephen E. Bensen ruled that biology lecturer Betsey Tamietti’s revelations “were a matter of public interest” in a tentative ruling he first issued late Tuesday and later made final.

Calling suspended Chico State biology professor David Stachura “a ticking timebomb who could go off at any minute,” a deputy state attorney general implored a Butte County judge on Friday to issue a workplace violence restraining order that would bar him from campus for three years.

Ticking time bomb or victim? Chico State professor’s restraining order case goes to the judge

July 7, 2023 at 7:28 p.m.

Calling suspended Chico State biology professor David Stachura “a ticking timebomb who could go off at any minute,” a deputy state attorney general implored a Butte County judge on Friday...

Her testimony came on the third day of hearings on the university’s effort to win a permanent workplace violence restraining order against Stachura that would ban him from campus and require him to stay away from four employees and in some cases their family members.

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Lecturer details how she reported alleged threats by Chico State professor David Stachura

May 19, 2023 at 8:24 p.m.

Her testimony came on the third day of hearings on the university’s effort to win a permanent workplace violence restraining order against Stachura that would ban him from campus and...

Speaking in haunting tones, her voice often breaking, a Chico State biology professor testified Thursday that she worries “all the time, all the time” that a suspended colleague who has allegedly threatened to kill her will do so.

Chico State professor says she worries ‘all the time’ that colleague will carry out alleged threat

May 18, 2023 at 8:55 p.m.

Speaking in haunting tones, her voice often breaking, a Chico State biology professor testified Thursday that she worries “all the time, all the time” that a suspended colleague who has...

Chico State has ended a contract with a mental health counselor hired to help faculty and staff cope with allegations that a biology professor threatened to shoot campus colleagues after university officials learned from court filings that she was also treating that very professor, David Stachura.

Chico State cuts ties with therapist who counseled both faculty and professor who allegedly made gun threats

May 2, 2023 at 7:54 p.m.

Chico State has ended a contract with a mental health counselor hired to help faculty and staff cope with allegations that a biology professor threatened to shoot campus colleagues after...

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