How Molchanovs' "Integrity Team" completely failed on a documented case
Disclaimer: I sent Molchanovs' Integrity Team this exact review on Sept 12 to give them a chance to respond first. Ten days of silence later, here I am with my unpleasent experiences. I filed reports against an instructor after a course cancellation dispute. What followed exposed serious problems with Molchanovs' own oversight process, not just the original conflict. Inconsistent identity: I was told my case would go to a named decision-making board including Alexey Molchanov. The instructor was told the same "Integrity Team" was just "a new, formalized position." Two different stories depending on the audience. Case numbers vanished: I received three case numbers (134, 136, 142). Every later communication only referenced "Incident 141 and 142." No explanation. A false statement was ignored: The instructor told the team, in writing, she never used words like "anxiety" or "neurodiversity" about me. This is directly contradicted by her own earlier email, already in the team's possession as evidence. The final decision never mentions this. Their own evidence standard wasn't applied: The team insisted decisions require evidence, not just statements. I provided full documentation. A provably false statement from the other side sitting in that same evidence file was apparently never cross-checked. No response, twice: My detailed, quote-by-quote written statement from Sept 12 went unanswered. Then this happened. After the underlying dispute concluded, the same instructor, already officially warned by this same Integrity Team over this exact case, sent me this, quoted unedited: "I hope you will choke on this 50 euro. I also wish you to be scared and disgusted with yourself everytime you immerse underwater. I will recover from 50 euro within 30 minutes, Yet the lifetime wont be enough to recover from being a disgusting person." Since molchanov claimed they have no interest in money exchange btw instructor and student, i had to file a chargeback through my bank and she lost it. According to molchanovs her communication is fine, no problem! For an organization built around "integrity" and community safety, this is a troubling track record on actually applying either.