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The Santa Cruz Operation has agreed to pay a 1.25 million settlement to four
women who sued the company's founder and former chairman, Larry Michels, on
charges of sexual harassment, the San Jose Mercury News reported.

San Jose prosecutors declined to press criminal charges against Michels, citing a lack of eyewitnesses and physical evidence that the incidents occured, the 
newspaper reported.

SCO also awarded Michels, 61 a $354,000 "golden handshake", following his 
departure as chairman and CEO in December, the newspaper reported.  Michels left
after he was sued for sexual harassment by four secretaries who worked for him.
They charged he propositioned them, forced them to kiss him, and took one to his
country home, where he propositioned her, would not allow her to leave and
exposed himself to her.

Michels will received $200,000 annual salary through June 1994.  He also will
receive $3,000 per month for expenses.  He will be allowed to pick a successor 
to the board..

From Open Systems Today, April 26, 1993