Thomas Roma, Photographer and Professor, Accused of Sexual Misconduct

Ash Thayer, left, and Ilana Rein, two of five women accusing Thomas Roma, the director of Columbia University’s photography program, of sexual misconduct, in Los Angeles, Dec. 28, 2017. Roma’s word could help make a young photographer’s career; both Thayer and Rein described unwanted, vulgar sexual advances that came along with offers of mentorship. Roma disputes that his behavior was coercive. (Emily Berl/The New York Times)