# MIT biologist who demanded ‘hard’ sex from professor then drove him to suicide attempt with her #MeToo lie insists that she’s the REAL victim… as she launches new attack on him

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/mit-biologist-who-demanded-hard-sex-from-professor-then-drove-him-to-suicide-attempt-with-her-metoo-lie-insists-that-shes-the-real-victim-as-she-launches-new-attack-on-him/
- Published: 2026-11-10T22:54:44+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-10T23:03:15+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16282035/MIT-MeToo-kristin-knouse-david-sabatini-defamation-lawsuit.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- A jury found Kristin Knouse liable for defaming David Sabatini.
- She was ordered to pay $10 million and plans to appeal.
- Sabatini denies sending a mob after her and condemns death threats.

## Summary

A Massachusetts jury found MIT assistant professor Kristin Knouse liable for defaming cancer researcher David Sabatini by describing their consensual relationship as coercive and inappropriate. Sabatini says the claims damaged his career and drove him from his former institution; the verdict has intensified public attention and online anger.

Knouse plans to appeal and told a reporter she was facing a smear campaign and death threats, alleging that Sabatini had sent a “mob” after her. Sabatini denied that accusation and said death threats were unjustifiable. The court ordered Knouse to pay $10 million, with interest accruing; court documents cited in the article describe a relationship that began in April 2018 and ended in January 2020.

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