Like anyone else, he could have been expected to pay an administrativefine and perhaps be ordered to return the lands to the state in the condition in which he found them.
Days after the Penn State case came to light, Syracuse University in New York placed longtime assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine on administrative leave following allegations that he molested former ball boys more than 25 years ago.
The incident Thursday occurred as Virginia Tech was appealing that fine before an administrative law judge in Washington, contending its actions were in line with prevailing practices on campuses then.
On its face it was fatuous given that Galant's behavior constituted an administrative offense for which one pays a fine, rather than a criminal offense for which one goes to jail.
The Main Building, which is the centerpiece of a federally designated historic district in the Clinton Hill neighborhood, houses fine-art classes and studios in addition to administrative offices, the Pratt statement said.
By making efficiency savings in government and selling state-owned assets, Mr Brown said he could meet debt-cutting targets and he said it would be "fine" if certain programmes - relating to what he described as back-office and administrative functions - were cut.