The Communist Party of China’s top disciplinary body has opened a probe into the alleged violation of “party discipline and laws” by a former university official who previously faced sexual harassment accusations.

In an announcement dated Wednesday, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection said Cai Xiang had been placed under investigation but did not specify any further details about the 55-year-old’s alleged crime. Cai had been affiliated with Beijing’s Communication University of China for nearly two decades, starting as an employee of its publishing house in 2001 and eventually serving as the university’s vice president from 2014 until his removal from the position early last year.

It is unknown if the probe is related to an accusation lodged in mid-2018 by a woman who said Cai sexually harassed her in 2008, when she was a student at the university and he was president of the publishing house. Neither Cai nor the university has publicly addressed the woman’s claims. (Image: From the website of Shaanxi Normal University)