Suspended Chico State biology professor David Stachura on Monday filed a libel lawsuit against his estranged wife and a biology lecturer in Butte County Superior Court, claiming they each fabricated claims that he spoke with them about shooting colleagues.
The suit comes days after a Superior Court judge granted a temporary restraining order sought by the California State University system against Stachura on behalf of three Chico State academics, including the lecturer named in the new lawsuit, Betsey Tamietti. The suit also names Stachura’s estranged wife, Miranda King, as a defendant. A hearing on the university’s request for a restraining order is scheduled for Feb. 27.
Stachura was suspended indefinitely after EdSource reported in December that he allegedly threatened to kill two colleagues who cooperated in an investigation that found he had a prohibited sexual affair with a graduate student he supervised in violation of CSU policy. He denied the affair. When the matter became public, it roiled the campus of 13,000, with faculty and students blasting the university’s decision to keep the security threat secret. Provost Debra Larson, who approved light punishment of Stachura for the affair, resigned. Students and faculty have demanded increased security and other changes.
In the newly filed suit, Stachura’s lawyer, Kasra Parsad, claims King gave a false declaration in 2021 when she asked the court for a restraining order against Stachura. The couple is locked in...
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