A report from the Good Law Project links a mishandled safeguarding complaint and an alleged rape allegation against an emeritus professor to the broader inquiry that led to the ouster of Saïd Business School Dean Soumitra Dutta. The nonprofit says a junior academic sought protection over complaints involving Professor Bent Flyvbjerg; police arrested him on suspicion of rape in early 2024, then released him. Oxford allowed the professor campus access and delayed internal investigations despite requests for safeguards, the report alleges. The cascade of cases has prompted criticism that the university failed to protect staff and confront senior figures, exposing governance and reputational risk.