Title IX advice -- sent an explicit image to a coworker/classmate unknowingly.
Location: Florida
Posting on a burner account
Hi, I work as a student lab assistant at a university for context; I added a few people from quickadd on Snapchat and had been sexting a few of those people. Over the course of a week I sent multiple sexually explicit images to the people I added. None of this was frontal nudity, but very close. Unbenounced to me, one of these recipients was a coworker who also works at the school. I was unaware that these images had been sent to them until another classmate had confronted me. I immediately blocked everyone I had added as a precaution and refrained from contacting any coworkers until I had more information.
A week after the confrontation occurred, I received a Do Not Contact order from the school in regards to the coworker. A few days after, I had a meeting with an Assistant Provost and a the Title IX coordinator in refernece to the incident.
I was informed a formal investigation would occur and was recommended to find an advisor for this investigation. They showed me the images I had sent and asked for my side. I explained that the images weren't meant for her and if I had known the user belonged to her, the images would have never been sent.
I understand the gravity of the situation and that my actions have no excuse. I accept the fact that I did send these images unsolicited and should not have. It was a mistake and I should've known better but here we are now.
My question is, how fucked am I academically? I'm well within the throws of my degree and I'm spiraling mentally knowing that my degree is on the line. Again, I understand these are the consequences of my own actions and I take responsibility for that, but I would just like some clarity from others who have gone through this or have been involved in something like this.
Tl;dr: I sent multiple sexually suggestive images by mistake to a coworker at a university, am now being investigated, and want to know how fucked I am.
Posted Feb 16, 2026, 8:38 PM UTC