Student felt 'ignored' by university after claims senior lecturer made sexual remarks, told her to take her mask off and did a 'Nazi-style' march when she refused

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A student claims she was 'ignored' by her university after she alleged a senior lecturer of making sexual remarks and harassing her at work.

Rachael Hearn, a PHD student and sports rehabilitator at Manchester Metropolitan University, claims the member of staff made comments about her body that made her feel 'really uncomfortable.' The 29-year-old alleges he asked her to remove her mask - despite it being university policy at the time - and reenacted a 'Nazi-style' march when she refused to do so. READ MORE:Woman confronted Scout leader after realising he had sexually abused her The student had been working at the Movement Unit in the Brooks building in Hulme on October 7 last year, when she claims the incident happened.

She immediately reported the lecturer to the university's HR department, and says she was told that her case had been sent to a HR adviser who would be in touch.

University policy states that a manager will arrange a formal meeting to hear the complaint 'without reasonable delay (normally within twenty working days of receiving the allegation).' But Rachael said she was forced to send a follow-up email to the adviser, and wasn't given an official meeting until November 10 - over a month after the initial report.