Well, I don't know all the details, but from what I understand, the 21-year-old was offended by the use of the word "child" in a text. When he called her a loser - not very "suave" of him - she figured that dealing with the issue by talking to him wasn't the way to handle it and went behind his back.
You know, there's nothing about him pursuing other women in the article. At least, as far as I can tell - may have to reread it. I just think that maybe he made a poor choice of words, and that the person he chose to send those words too took said words extremely harshly and decided to go to his supervisor about it. Unless there's more to it then him using the words "child" and "loser," then I refuse to believe that this woman wasn't making this a bigger problem then it needed to be. What, you've never made stupid off-hand remarks before?
The only really "creepy" thing was that his advances were unsolicited. That's probably at the core of the "harrassment" issue. That's where he fucked up, I guess. He came on too strongly and too suddenly, and tried to talk to her via a digital medium instead of in person. They had "agreed to meet" but then the woman and her friend talked and they came to the conclusion that he was nothing but a creep and not worth the meeting. Of course, you could argue that the decision to meet at a bar was a poor one, but what was he supposed to suggest? Coffee shop?
Shame he had to resign. I'm not sure what would've happened after the school reviewed his actions, but losing a job for any reason - especially in this economy - has to be a real shitter. Furthermore, he has the baggage of being someone involved with "sexual harassment." I kind of pity the guy, to be honest. This is gonna fuck over his life more than it should, I wager.