"If anybody is being harassed, I'm being harassed and intimidated," Li said. "I am in fear, I live in fear. That's the bottom line."

Harvard Police Lt. Lawrence J. Murphy confirmed in October that the police were investigating the Lis' charges of harassment.

University Investigation

In response to Bear's formal complaint, Knowles asked Jewett in October to set up a committee to investigate whether the Li brothers' actions constituted "harassment."

Dean of Housing Thomas A. Dingman '67 chaired the three-person committee, which Dingman said met for a month and spoken to about a dozen people.

Dingman, Jewett and Knowles refused to give details of their report. But one tutor, speaking anonymously, said the committee found the Lis guilty of harassment and told them to "desist that behavior."

Vincent Li denied that account, saying he was vindicated on all counts and calling his accusers "cowards" and "amoral."

"They don't deserve to be at Harvard." he said.

Liem, who has not seen the committee's report, said the Lis were cleared of harassment charges and found only to have committed "unwise" acts.

"He [Vincent Li] hasn't done anything wrong," Liem said. "We all do unwise things all the time."

Vincent Li has decided to leave Dunster House to marry Fiona Murray, a tutor in environmental sciences, whom Li was accused of influnecing Liem to hire. Liem said that the two became romantically involved only after Murray was hired.

Liem rehired William Li for next year after a student evaluating committee gave him a unanimous recommendation. Liem said he did not tell the students about Dingman's report.

The tutor controversy clamed down soon after Liem's public meeting.

But the matter flared briefly again in March when Power, the senior tutor, announced that she would resign at the end of the academic year.

Power said the tutor hiring controversy made her "weary," "sapped her enthusiasm" and contributed to her decision to resign.