also advised Atchley that and were

11:00a Atchley met with and advised that stated that

and were involved in the hotline complaint and that was the likely
victim .

Ill. Investigative Process

Trey Atchley, UT System Chief Inquiry Officer, was the lead investigator on the two complaints filed against
President Romo. James Weaver, Director of Compliance at UTSA, and Maria Perez, Senior Compliance
Analyst, assisted in the investigation. Numerous witnesses were interviewed during the investigation.
President Romo was interviewed on February 13, 2017. Emails between President Romo and the
employees were reviewed. Photographs of the employees saved on President Roma's computers were
reviewed. See sample emails and photos attached as Exhibit F.

IV. Analysis

A. Sexual Misconduct & Sexual Harassment

The evidence supports that it is more likely than not that President Romo engaged in sexual misconduct
against from approximately , against from
, and against from . The evidence further supports that
President Romo engaged in sexual misconduct against in . The evidence further
supports that it is more likely than not that President Romo engaged in behavior which created a hostile
work environment for from , from
and from .

President Romo engaged in a similar pattern of sexual misconduct toward and

In all three situations, President Romo requested that the employees give him frontal hugs that
all three were uncomfortable with. President Romo expected the employees to hug him regularly and on
special occasions as well. The employees feared that they could lose their jobs if they confronted him and
asked him to stop. The duration of this conduct lasted from approximately two years to four years.
Additionally, all three employees described, in varying degrees, a pattern of behavior which created, at
times, an uncomfortable working environment.

stated that President Romo has given her inappropriate hugs from on a weekly basis.
told President Romo to stop many times and was told by President Romo, "You know I'm like
that." Witnesses and both stated they observed President Romo grab
arm in public on one occasion and grab her around the waste in public on a different occasion . Witness

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 said President Romo "kept tabs" on Witness said President Romo
was "obsessed with Witness said, "President Romo made life
miserable." President Romo appeared jealous of interactions with othe r men . President Romo
told she should not go to . This was another
example of President Roma's "jealousy" toward President Roma' s
stated in her interview that she recently spoke with rega rdi ng President Ramo's inappropriate
contact with her. said she believed story and was saddened that she never knew this
was occurring.

President Roma , advised that President Romo would pull her chest to his
with his hands on her back and on other occasions, would pull her hips and pelvis to his with his hands on
her waist. She said this has gone on for the past years and occurs weekly to biweekly and that these
hugs physically hurt her. In fact, stated that he specifically remembers watching President .
Romo hug in the privacy of his office, for at least one minute. stated that he was very
uncomfortable watching this. further advised that President Romo kept tabs on
went on to state that President Romo is a good storyteller, charismatic, charming, and everyone loves
him. opined that President Roma's personality, combined with the fear of retaliation, made it
difficult for people to report on him. stated she has asked President Romo on many occasions
to stop hugging her and sometimes he will stop for a few weeks, but then resume hugging her again.

gave the following statement:

"Four years ago, when I returned to work from my President Romo

called me into his office and proceeded to tell me that I had "super-friended" him .
He said, "you super-friended me when you came up to me at your and
gave me a hug." He went on to say that he didn't have many friends because he
was never sure whom he could trust and then said that a few people in the office
used to be his friend but were no longer. He told me that the
used to be his friend but then one day got angry with him
and since then they were no longer friends . He then went on to tell me how
beautiful I looked at my and that he had taken many pictures of me and
then asked for a hug to celebrate the fact that I was back in the office ... "

stated the hugs were "disgusting", "perverted", and President Romo always squeezed her back
as tight as he could so that her chest was pressed up to his for a few very uncomfortable seconds.
President Romo was disappointed she had cut her hair for her and "caressed her head" on at
least five occasions. President Romo even emailed her an article discussing women with short hair versus
long hair. He also emailed her a photo of a mermaid that was nude from the waist up, and told her to
share the photo with the other in the office. While was
in September 2014, President Romo finally asked her if she was uncomfortable hugging him and she sa id
yes she was. The inappropriate hugging stopped at that time, but, the evidence supports that President
Ramo's obsessive and jealous behavior began soon thereafter.

President Romo would ask and if they knew where

was or who she was with. President Romo not only asked them about he also instructed
them not to tell anyone that he was asking about ( remembers being
called into President Roma's office and told that President Romo learned the phrase "That's Dead Man's

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Talk" while in college. President Romo instructed not to tell anyone that he was asking about
Witness ( explained that President Romo asked him somewhere between
5 to 10 times if he knew where and were . Afte r asking President Romo would
lean over the front desk where was working and whisper, "Don't tell anyone I asked ." Witness
( recalls President Romo asking her about and and telling her,
"This is just between us" and "Don't get me in trouble ." even recalls President Romo telling he r
that his relationship with is like an, "Up and Down Roller Coaster Ride." concluded by
saying that President Romo "Eyes her and and she doesn't like being alone with him in his office."

The UTSA Equal Opportunity Service Department (EOS) received an incoming call from a female on Friday
February 17, 2017 stating that she saw a news article that mentioned President Romo was suspended.
The article went on to state that President Romo was going to clear his name. The woman on the phone
was infuriated and this led her to call EOS so she could tell her story. She also insisted that she wanted to
remain anonymous because she feared that if President Romo found out who she was that he would
retaliate against her. However, later she decided not to remain anonymous, and to stand with the other
individuals that have stepped forward to provide information regarding President Romo's actions. Her
name is and she is currently employed as an
She said that prior to the incident in , she looked
up to President Romo as a mentor and father-figure. That changed one afternoon in when she
was in San Antonio to attend a meeting of
At the time, she was a graduate student at UT Austin. She attended a meeting at the UTSA
Downtown Campus and then went to President Romo's house for a social gathering after the meeting.
Before departing President Romo's house to return to Austin, she mentioned to President Romo that she
needed to get gas and could he tell her where to go. President Romo told her she could follow him to a
gas station. She believes she followed him to a Valero gas station near his house. She said that while she
was standing near her vehicle, President Romo, "suddenly grabbed her by the waist and pulled her close
to him ." She characterized this as a "forceful" action. Romo forcefully pulled her body close to his body
for 20-30 seconds before he let go.

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 V. Witness Interviews

See attached exhibits:

Exhibit G - Interview Summaries

Exhibit H - Witness Statements

VI. Conclusion

Witness testimony and other evidence discovered during the course of this investigation supports the
conclusion that it is more likely than not that President Romo engaged in activities which constitute Sexual
Misconduct and Sexual Harassment, in violation of UTSA Handbook of Operating Procedures (HOP),
Section 9.24 and Regents' Rules and Regulations 30105 - Sexual Harassment, Sexual Misconduct, and
Consensual Relationships.

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