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URGENT: BuzzFeed News inquiry re allegations of sexual harassment

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Senders: Peter Aldhous · Lawrence Krauss

Messages are sorted chronologically when every timestamp in the thread can be parsed; otherwise they appear in the archive's original order. Appearing in correspondence is not an indication of involvement in any crime. Source: Epstein Files archive (House Oversight Committee).

MESSAGE 1 / 6

Re: URGENT: BuzzFeed News inquiry re allegations of sexual harassment

From: Peter Aldhous
To: Lawrence Krauss
Date: Dec 10, 2017, at 6:12 PM
Dr. Krauss: 
As you know, I'm a reporter for BuzzFeed News who has been investigating sexual misconduct allegations against you. As we've already discussed by email, I'd very much like to interview you about these allegations in detail. 
In particular, you stated in an email sent on Nov 13 that two universities had investigated an incident (# 6 below). You claimed that "both Universities independently concluded that the report was unsubstantiated and fabricated with malicious intent." We are not aware that either university concluded fabrication or malicious intent, so if you have evidence to support this assertion, we would like to see and discuss it. 
The story concerns your actions towards students while a professor of physics at Case Western Reserve University, as well as your conduct in non-academic settings as a prominent figure in the skeptics movement... [detailed allegations listed] 
Again, if you wish to comment on or clarify any of these points, please get in touch with us as soon as possible.
MESSAGE 2 / 6

Re: URGENT: BuzzFeed News inquiry re allegations of sexual harassment

From: Lawrence Krauss
To: Peter Aldhous
Date: 12/11/17 9:18 AM
I appreciate the opportunity to respond to your email... [detailed response denying allegations, providing context for each incident, emphasizing institutional support and lack of formal findings against him].
MESSAGE 3 / 6

Re: URGENT: BuzzFeed News inquiry re allegations of sexual harassment

From: Peter Aldhous
To: Lawrence Krauss
Date: On 12/11/17 1:00 PM
Dear Dr. Krauss, 
Thank you for your responses, which state that the allegations made against you are false and/or distorted. 
That does raise a question: 
Why do you think that multiple women, over more than a decade, have separately made accusations against you? 
Sincerely, 
Peter Aldhous
MESSAGE 4 / 6

Re: URGENT: BuzzFeed News inquiry re allegations of sexual harassment

From: Peter Aldhous
To: Lawrence Krauss
Date: Dec 11, 2017, at 5:31 PM
Dear Dr. Krauss, 
Apologies for the multiple emails. 
Regarding #1, you say it "refers to a consensual encounter in my hotel room in 2006 where we mutually decided, in a polite discussion in fact, that taking it any further would not be appropriate, and there were respectful and platonic encounters afterwards." 
To clarify, are you saying that this mutual decision was reached in the hotel room? Or was this discussed subsequently? 
Sincerely, 
Peter Aldhous
MESSAGE 5 / 6

Re: URGENT: BuzzFeed News inquiry re allegations of sexual harassment

From: Lawrence Krauss
To: Peter Aldhous
Date: Dec 11, 2017, at 6:00 PM
Gee.. I just got out of a meeting and was trying to respond to your last one.. and I am now leaving for a 2 hour drive to a book signing event... I will try and respond to all your emails when I get back home later tonight.. I don't want to rush anything off as I am already late..
MESSAGE 6 / 6

Re: URGENT: BuzzFeed News inquiry re allegations of sexual harassment

From: Lawrence Krauss
To: Lawrence Krauss
Date: 12/12/2017 1:47:22 AM
Is this a reasonable response? Should i even respond? Could use advice. 
Mutual decisions about meeting and everything else at the time. I assumed that was clear.