Square Exec Accused of Harassing a Male Employee Was Involved in Homophobic Incident

Today, Keith Rabois, who resigned as COO of Square yesterday, revealed that his resignation stemmed from a lawsuit alleging that he had sexually harassed a male employee at Square. But two decades ago, when Rabois was a law student at Stanford, he faced potential disciplinary charges for calling a lecturer a "faggot."

Keith Rabois, who resigned as COO of Square yesterday, said today that his resignation stemmed from a lawsuit alleging that he had sexually harassed a male employee at Square, the successful payments processing startup led by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey.

But two decades ago, when Rabois was a law student at Stanford, he faced potential disciplinary charges for calling a lecturer a “faggot,” according to a Stanford press release at the time.

“Faggot! Hope you die of AIDS!” Rabois shouted in the direction of the campus residence of Dennis Matthies, who taught at the university for 30 years, according to a professional biography.

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