For­mer MIT sci­en­tist David Saba­ti­ni fires back at ac­cuser, White­head In­sti­tute for 'false' ha­rass­ment al­le­ga­tions

David Saba­ti­ni, the promi­nent biotech founder who was oust­ed by the White­head In­sti­tute and the Howard Hugh­es Med­ical In­sti­tute this sum­mer over sex­u­al ha­rass­ment al­le­ga­tions, has filed a law­suit claim­ing he was false­ly ac­cused by a “for­mer lover” look­ing to “ex­act re­venge.”

In court doc­u­ments filed Wednes­day, Saba­ti­ni claimed he had a con­sen­su­al sex­u­al re­la­tion­ship with a fel­low at the White­head In­sti­tute, which was “ef­fec­tive­ly over” by 2019. The suit, which refers to Saba­ti­ni as a “bril­liant” and “world renowned” sci­en­tist, was filed against his ac­cuser, the White­head In­sti­tute, and di­rec­tor Ruth Lehmann.

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