COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- A Muslim student at the University of Missouri has dropped a lawsuit in which she alleged a biology professor directed a slew of sexually suggestive and religiously offensive remarks at her.
The accusations against associate biological sciences professor Michael Garcia were dismissed with prejudice last week, meaning the case cannot be refiled, the Columbia Daily Tribune (http://bit.ly/261fQil) reported. The University of Missouri Board of Curators was dismissed as a defendant 2 weeks ago.
Both dismissals were at the request of the plaintiff, Fatma El-Walid, who had sought damages in excess of $25,000.
Garcia's attorney, Josh Oxenhandler, declined comment, other than to say, "The matter is resolved as to all parties." He previously said his client "vehemently" denies the claims.
Fatma El-Walid had alleged in the lawsuit, filed in November, that Garcia asked El-Walid if her parents had waterboarded her "as a child in preparation for the future." The lawsuit also alleged that he wanted to know if her faith made her hate gay people and Jews, and that she should pose as a suicide bomber.
The lawsuit said the remarks were made in March 2015 and that her grades dropped as a result of trauma from the exchange.
El-Walid's attorney, St. Louis lawyer Azra Ahmad, didn't immediately respond to an email message from The Associated Press.