A scientist once lauded as a possible Nobel Prize winner won a massive payout after a Massachusetts jury found that his much younger colleague lied about him being a sex pest.
David Sabatini, 58, a world-renowned molecular biologist, saw his glittering career fall apart in 2021 amid allegations that he had an inappropriate and abusive affair with Kristin Knouse, 38, at his lab.
Knouse and other researchers accused Sabatini of running a toxic and sexually-charged laboratory, and allegations of abuse were escalated amid the #MeToo movement at the time.
Sabatini was then booted from his prestigious positions at the Whitehead Institute and Massachusetts
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