In a country where political scandals seem to unfold almost every month, this one has raised eyebrows for what appears to be sheer audacity.
Yet death and scandal seem to trail him like tin cans clattering from the back of a wedding car.
The scandals did not seem to affect how much people read or watched the news.
The scandal seemed to capture the spirit of the election year.
The scandal seems to have taken place after some research so would have affected only faculty, not the students he researched.
Nevertheless, the latest scandal seems to have created a rare bout of confusion.
The scandal over, public interest in them only seemed to increase.
As Kincaid points out, the scandal now seems to have evaporated.
The scandals, along with the still-unsolved Palme assassination, seem to have undermined faith in government.
In a few districts, scandals seem to have turned residents against the schools.