A 'Me Too' movement shakes Chilean universities

SANTIAGO, Chile — The seemingly light sanction for a prominent lawyer accused of sexual harassment has ignited protests and takeovers in universities across Chile. It's led to efforts to tighten rules and improve education about the problem.

A protege's complaint against her mentor led to him being suspended for what officials called "lack of integrity" because there were no rules covering sexual harassment in the situation.

The result outraged many, awakening a Chilean version of the "Me Too" movement in the U.S. and elsewhere. Within hours after learning of the ruling, protesting female students occupied the university's law school and within days, other women took over buildings at universities across the country to demand stricter rules and stronger punishment for sexual harassment.