Ohio U. Settles Topless-Photo Case

Ohio University and a former photography professor at its main campus will pay $350,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a former student who says the professor coerced her into posing topless.

The former student, Rebecca Humes, will receive an unspecified part of the money from Larry Nighswander, who resigned as a professor of photojournalism at Ohio last summer. The remainder of the settlement will be paid by the university and its insurance company.

In the settlement, Mr.

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