University of Minnesota Law School professor Francesco Parisi won an unprecedented nearly $1.2 million in damages last week after a judge ruled his ex-girlfriend had falsely accused him of rape. His ...

A Minnesota law school professor has won the largest defamation penalty in state history against a woman who falsely accused him of rape. Hennepin County officials had jailed Italian-born Francesco ...

A University of Minnesota Law School professor arrested last week was charged Tuesday with sexually assaulting and stalking an ex-girlfriend. Francesco Parisi, who has taught at the University since ...

Hennepin County prosecutors on Thursday dismissed rape and stalking charges against a University of Minnesota law professor, saying they could not verify the accusations of his former girlfriend.

MINNEAPOLIS —­ A University of Minnesota Law School professor has been charged with first-­degree criminal sexual conduct and stalking. Francesco Parisi, 54, was charged Tuesday in Hennepin County.

NOTE: Prosecutors dropped both charges against Francesco Parisi on March 9, saying they could not find evidence to support the woman’s allegations. The initial Feb. 21 story on the criminal charges ...