When the longtime superintendent of the Washington State School for the Blind resigned this summer , he blamed harassment from a former employee.

An investigative report, obtained via public records request, concluded Scott McCallum himself sexually harassed a female colleague during his final years on the job.

The investigation, completed in mid-May, found McCallum hugged a female coworker and softly said in her ear twice that “you look good.” She reported feeling sick and losing sleep after the 2024 incident.

McCallum confirmed to investigators that he’d hugged the woman, saying he hardly recognized her because she’d lost weight. He said his comment about her looks was not sexual.

In an earlier incident, McCallum was accused of showing a woman a picture of his buttocks while flipp

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