He Fell In Love With His Grad Student — Then Fired Her For It

"Christian Ott, a young astrophysics professor at the California Institute of Technology, fell in love with one of his graduate students and then fired her because of his feelings, according to a recent university investigation. Twenty-one months of intimate online chats, obtained by BuzzFeed News, confirm that he confessed his actions to another female graduate student..."

Azeen Ghorayshi for Buzzfeed

http://www.buzzfeed.com/azeenghorayshi/ott-harassment-investigation