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Update (October 24, 2022): Archeologist Luis Jaime Castillo Butters has filed a lawsuit against the National Academy of Sciences and its president, Marcia McNutt, alleging that the two made defamatory statements about him. The move, which was reported last week by independent journalist Michael Balter, follows a previous defamation lawsuit against one of his accusers in Peru, Marcela Poirier. That lawsuit was successful, resulting in the issuing of $48,400 fine and a suspended jail sentence, although Poirier has appealed the verdict, Science reports.
Update (October 18): The US National Academy of Sciences has expelled a third member, Peruvian archeologist Luis Jaime Castillo Butters, after an investigation by the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru concluded that he had sexually harassed several students, Science reports. Castillo Butters, who remains a professor at the university, tells Science that he denies the allegations.
Update (June 25): Francisco Ayala has now ...
