This Tuesday the full Faculty will vote on a motion to dismiss D. Drew Douglas, Class of 2000, from the College for sexually assaulting a female undergraduate.

But while dismissal would require Douglas to leave Harvard indefinitely, five members of the Faculty Council have proposed that the former Mather House resident be allowed to withdraw, according to Mallinckrodt Professor of Applied Physics William Paul.

If the motion is approved, Douglas could return to campus in five years if he meets certain conditions set by the Administrative Board. If he were to be dismissed, Douglas would have to petition the full Faculty to re-apply for admission.

Douglas pled guilty on Sept. 24, 1998, in Middlesex Superior Court to a charge of indecent assault and battery stemming from an April 4 incident. The woman assaulted by Douglas originally brought the case to the Ad Board, which later determined a rape had occurred.

The Ad Board voted to demand that Douglas withdraw and to recommend dismissal, which requires a vote of the entire Faculty.

Douglas' case is the second time in the last year that the Ad Board has found that a rape occurred on campus. In February 1998, Joshua M. Elster, also Class of 2000, raped a female undergraduate. Last September, he pled guilty to three counts of rape, two counts of assault and battery and one count of indecent assault in Middlesex Superior Court.

The former Kirkland House resident is currently serving three years probation but no jail time.

The Ad Board has demanded that Elster withdraw from the College and recommended his dismissal, but the Faculty has yet to vote on his case.

"While readmission[after being required to withdraw] is not automatic and there are various conditions that must be met, a student who is required to withdraw is expected to return when those conditions have been met," wrote Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis '68 in an e-mail message.