GRIPPING STUFF
A well-known "climate change expert" and professor at the University of Minnesota choked and brutally assaulted his fiancée, who told cops she fears he will kill her, according to a criminal complaint.
Aaron Herbert Doering, a 47-year-old tenured professor and the director of the Minneapolis university’s Learning Technologies Media Lab, was charged with two felony counts of domestic assault by strangulation in Hennepin County District Court.
Doering — who regularly appears on media outlets to promote "climate change, sustainability and related topics" — had to be separated from his fiancée by responding officers when they got to the couple’s apartment.
The woman, who had bruises on her neck and red marks on her forehead, told police Doering had dragged her through the apartment by her hair before beating her and choking her to the point that she thought she would lose consciousness, the complaint shows.
“Victim believes [Doering] will kill her,” according to the court document.
The woman claimed that the assault was not the first time she had been victimized by Doering. She provided police with photographs to back up those claims.
Doering, who remains jailed on $40,000 bond, is set to make his initial court appearance Friday afternoon, county records show.
Doering’s status at the university remained unchanged. “We’re aware of the situation and will be reviewing the matter,” director of public relations Lacey Nygard said.
A message seeking additional comment from university officials was not immediately returned early Friday.
Doering’s website bills him as an explorer with a “passion for change” and details some of his lectures to more than 15 million students.
“Aaron has received millions of dollars in grants,” the website reads.
https://nypost.com/2018/12/28/climate-change-expert-aaron-doering-charged-with-choking-his-fiance/