On Sunday, April 17, new information was published from a rambling and inflammatory email sent by SSU President Judy Sakaki’s husband, Patrick McCallum, defending his behavior to “friends and family.” On Monday morning, President Sakaki announced she would be separating from McCallum, her spouse of around seven years.

The lengthy email released by The Press Democrat, was McCallum’s first public response since the allegations were brought to light. In it, amid many typographical errors, McCallum claimed lawyers had lifted the restrictions that were keeping both him and Sakaki from speaking out and sharing their sides of the story.