Cherry News Ltd. is an online tabloid newspaper that focuses on the educational sector, ranging from university's teaching methods to the staffs and students' personal lives. Cherry News Ltd. has a small headcount of five full-time reporters, three freelance reporters and one head editor, mainly consisting of females. The full-time reporters are required to account for their whereabouts every day and are given assignments as to what and where to report. While the free-lancers provide juicy information whenever they wish. Amongst the free-lance reporters, John was a newbie that had joined Cherry News Ltd. for not more than 6 months, however, during his first three months, other female reports had always commented that he looks like 'Anson Lo' from the group "Mirror" in Hong Kong and therefore had asked him for dinners and dates for several times. The female reporters had even asked John to take off his shirt so that they would be able to "admire" the view. A particular female full-time reporter, Mary had taken photos of John without him knowing and had been passing them around the office and making posters. This has made John truly uncomfortable, and he had communicated his concerns to the head male editor. The head male editor however said that the colleagues meant no harm and it was all a pretty joke and that John should focus on the work that he had at hand.

John was working and investigating on a professor, Prof. Xavier Lee and student's (Kerry) affair story. He was following Prof. Xavier Lee and Kerry in the public area of the university campus when John almost caught the pair, the professor together with

Kerry started to run. During the chase, John accidentally knocked over the university's new glass cabinet with his new camera which caused both the cabinet and the camera to break. John got so angry and did not want to lose Prof. Xavier Lee and Kerry again, shout out Kerry's name and said "I have identified who you are, and you will not escape and I will have you terminated by the university and you will have no future." Kerry escaped, but after hearing what John said got so upset that she was diagnosed with mental illness. John caught up with Prof. Xavier Lee and demand that Prof. Xavier Lee should compensate John for the broken camera, of which, Prof. Xavier Lee refused and John left with nothing.

 

Advise all parties as to whether any tort has been committed and their rights and obligations.

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Potential Torts Committed Against John Sexual Harassment The repeated requests for dates dinners and taking off his shirt by female colleagues could constitute sexual harassment John has the right to ... View the full answer