The University has decided to drop all disciplinary charges against the Engineering junior accused of violating the school's Code of Student Conduct, Sexual Harassment Policy and Policy on Acceptable Use of Electronic Resources.
The student had admitted to taking pictures of a couple having sex in the window of a Hamilton College House dorm room and then posting them on his personal Web site, which was hosted the University's server. The identities of the students were unclear.
The University offered a brief statement saying that they had decided to drop the matter, but that they were still disturbed by the photographer's behavior.
"We are concerned about the wide dissemination of the intimate photos in a manner and to the extent that subjected another member of the Penn community to embarrassment and ridicule," the statement read. "We have asked the student photographer to apologize and sincerely hope he does."
No explanation as to why the charges were dropped was given and requests for further comment were denied.
Andrew Geier, the psychology graduate student advising the photographer, said the outcome was inevitable.
"I think their position was untenable and they did the only thing they could do."
