A Brock University professor at the centre of controversy doesn't intend to walk away from his job.
The St.Catharines Standard is reporting that David Schimmelpenninck intends to "remain working at the university for many years to come."
The Russian history professor was found to have sexually harassed a female student in 2014 in a university conducted investigation.
The report the Standard obtained shows that Brock suspended Schimmelpenninck without pay for four months in 2016 after the investigation, and then placed him on an extended leave of absence followed by a sabbatical.
He was not eligible to return to work until the 2018 fall semester.
It's being reported that in May of 2018, right before he was eligible to return to work, the university asked him if he would be open to discussing his retirement, but he said no.
A provincial arbitrator ruled in December that Schimmelpenninck had the right to return to work and the university scheduled a non-compulsory class for this semester.
That class was cancelled a day before it started, as protests were planned outside the classroom and one protest continued outside drawing 50 people.
It's not clear why the class was cancelled.
Schimmelpennick has still made the sunshine list without teaching.
In 2017 he made over $141,000, in 2016 over $103,000, in 2015 $153,000 and during the year of the incident he brought home $137,000.
Students who protested last Thursday are demanding more accountability from the university and Schimmelpennick when it comes to handling of sexual assault cases.