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UConn Investigating Professor's Potentially Inappropriate E-Mail

The e-mail was sent to a class, according to a report.

STORRS, CT — The University of Connecticut is investigating reports of a professor sending students an inappropriate link in a recent e-mail message, WFSB is reporting.

Some philosophy students at UConn told the station they found a link to a pornographic web site at the bottom of a homework assignment.

The professor quickly sent another message asking the students to ignore the first e-mail which was "infected by a bad link,” according to the story.

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