What is a university's legal responsibility to a faculty member if a minor levels sexual assualt charges at the faculty?

Legally, can the faculty member, who is under contract, be fired when no criminal charges have been filed? When all parties are at the accusation stage?

This would fall under the guidelines of the hiring contract and the termination policies and practices of a university. They may be well within their right to terminate.

To determine if a university is justified in terminating a faculty member, the hiring contract should be reviewed by an attorney, along with the documented reasons for termination and the school hiring policies and practices. There is no way to answer this question "generally" as these contracts and policies vary widely from school to school.