Jan Joosten (biblical scholar)

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Nous sommes tous tombés de haut. Il n'y avait aucune suspicion de ce genre, aucun problème avec les étudiants. C'est une affaire moralement très choquante mais qui ne remet pas en cause les grandes compétences pédagogiques et scientifiques de Jan Joosten. C’est surtout profondément triste. Jan est tombé dans une forme d'addiction dont il n'a pas réussi à sortir. Il luttait contre ses pulsions négatives sans parvenir à y échapper. Cela nous montre la complexité de l’être humain. Jan est un collègue très apprécié et il vivait avec ça. Cela rend humble de découvrir cette addiction, cette fragilité. [13]

Gounelle argued that, whilst the unmasking of Joosten as a paedophile was deeply shocking, it does not call into question his pedagogical and scientific skills. [13]

In a public statement that noted his "shocking crimes and... the suffering endured by those in the images he accessed," Oxford University announced Joosten's removal from employment. [7]

Joosten continued to have a role at Strasbourg, however, which lasted until 2021. [8]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Bland, Archie; Henley, Jon (22 June 2020). "Oxford professor sentenced to jail in France over child abuse images". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Bas-Rhin. Un professeur de théologie condamné pour détention d'images pédopornographiques". Ouest France (in French). 19 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  3. "Statement regarding Professor Jan Joosten". Faculty of Oriental Studies. University of Oxford. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  4. "Regius Professor of Hebrew, Oxford University: Jan Joosten". Press release. GOV.UK. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  5. "Oxford professor sentenced to jail in France over child abuse images". TheGuardian.com . 22 June 2020.
  6. "List of past professors". Protestant Faculty of Theology, Strasbourg.
  7. 1 2 3 "Christ Church, Oxford: Update regarding Professor Jan Joosten". Archived from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  8. 1 2 Bland & Henley (22 June 2020). "Oxford professor sentenced to jail in France over child abuse images". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  9. "Curriculum vitae of Joosten" (PDF). Strasbourg Protestant Faculty of Theology.
  10. Wolfgang Kraus; Michaël N. van der Meer; Martin Meiser, eds. (2016). XV Congress of the International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies: Munich, 2013. Vol. 64. SBL Press. ISBN   9780884141617.
  11. Heslop, Lewis (22 June 2020). "Christ Church professor sentenced to jail over child abuse images". The Oxford Blue. Archived from the original on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  12. "Wasselonne. Un professeur d'université condamné pour détention d'images pédopornographiques".
  13. 1 2 3 "Un théologien protestant, Jan Joosten, condamné pour détention de photos pédophiles". Reforme.net (in French). 23 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  14. "France jails Oxford University professor over child pornography".
Jan Joosten
Born (1959-05-17) 17 May 1959 (age 65)
Ekeren, Belgium
Criminal chargesPossession of images and videos of child pornography
Criminal penaltyOne year in prison
Ecclesiastical career
ReligionChristianity
Church United Protestant Church in Belgium
Academic background
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