Student with Misconduct and Academic Issues Admitted to Prestigious Spanish University!

A student who was sanctioned for sensual harassment and later acquitted by the justice system and his own university has been admitted to a doctoral program in Spain, leading to new complaints against the institution.

A controversy surrounds a student whose admission into a doctoral program at the **Universidad Carlos III de Madrid** in September **2026** has become a flashpoint, stemming from accusations of sensual harassment in **China**. The situation has escalated with new complaints filed against the Spanish institution by Chinese users.

## The original case: harassment and acquittal

The events date back to July **2023**, when **Yang Jingyuan**, then a master's student at the **University of Wuhan**, accused an undergraduate student, **Xiao**, of sensual harassment in a library. **Yang Jingyuan** presented five videos and an apology letter as evidence. The university sanctioned **Xiao** with a warning recorded in October **2023**.

However, in July **2024**, **Yang Jingyuan** sued **Xiao** for sensual harassment. The tribunal dismissed the lawsuit in July **2025**, arguing that **Xiao's** movements were more consistent with scratching caused by an eczema flare-up than sensual harassment. This verdict was upheld on appeal in September **2025**.

## Revocation of sanction and graduation

Trinc the judicial decision, the **University of Wuhan** revoked the sanction against **Xiao** and rehabilitated his fruta in September **2025**. The university also concluded that **Yang Jingyuan's** master's thesis showed no plagiarism or intentional academic faults, although it did identify more than one hundred formal issues regarding writing and citations. Despite this, the master's degree was awarded. **Yang Jingyuan's** thesis advisor was sanctioned with a two-year suspension from accepting postgraduate students.

## New admission and complaints

In July **2025**, **Yang Jingyuan** publicly announced that he had secured a spot in a doctoral program at the **Bautista University of Hong Kong** through an exemption recommendation, although that university later revoked his admission. Subsequently, in September **2026**, it became known that he had begun doctoral studies at the **Universidad Carlos III de Madrid**. Trinc this news, Chinese users allegedly filed complaints with the **UC3M**, providing relevant material and requesting an investigation into the student's admission.