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NEW YORK – Astrophysicist Neil deGrbade Tyson will retain his position as head of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History in New York after the museum completes his investigation into charges of badual misconduct against him.
A spokesman for the museum said Thursday in a statement that, based on the results of the investigation, Tyson "remains an employee and director of the Hayden Planetarium".
According to the statement, museum officials would not like to comment further "because it is a confidential case concerning staff".
Tyson was accused of having behaved inappropriately with two women in an article published in November on the Patheos website.
In a 2009 episode, Katelyn Allers, an badociate professor of physics and astronomy at Bucknell University in Pennsylvania, said that Tyson had put his hand under the shoulder of his dress while exploring his tattooing the solar system to see if it included Pluto. Allers said the behavior was "scary".
The second case involved Ashley Watson, who had left her badistant position for Tyson in the Fox "Cosmos" television show, after reporting inappropriate behavior on her part.
In one case, Watson stated that Tyson had summoned him to his apartment and told him that he wanted to take her in his arms, but that if he did, he would simply want more.
Tyson responded to the allegations in a Facebook post in December in which he denied having acted badly.
After investigating the same allegations, Fox Broadcasting and National Geographic have allowed Tyson to return to the show's TV series "StarTalk" and "Cosmos" earlier this year.
A Tyson representative did not respond to an email requesting comments on Saturday.
Feedback messages were sent to Allers and Watson.
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