Oliver Jovanovic | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1966 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | University instructor |
Oliver Jovanovic is an instructor at Columbia University's Department of Microbiology and Immunology.[1] He has worked as a game designer primarily on role-playing games. He was involved in the high-profile New York case People v. Jovanovic.
Career
Oliver Jovanovic was developing a new version of the role-playing game RuneQuest for Avalon Hill,[2] and was the lead author of the RuneQuest: Adventures in Glorantha line in 1996.[3] Eric Dott, chairman of Avalon Hill, noted that Jovanovic's version of RuneQuest had not been published because the developers repeatedly missed deadlines.[2]
Jovanovic graduated from the University of Chicago,[2] and then obtained a Ph.D. in microbiology from Columbia in May 2002.[4] He works at Columbia's Department of Microbiology and Immunology as Instructor and Director of Bioinformatics & Information Technology.[1]
People v. Jovanovic
In 1996, Oliver Jovanovic was accused of sadomasochistic torture of a woman whom he had met shortly before on the Internet.[5] He was convicted but later freed on appeal.[3][6] On December 20, 1999, Jovanovic was released from prison when the New York appeals court ruled in a 3-to-1 decision, and in a 40-page majority opinion by Appellate Justice David Saxe, that the state's rape shield law had been misapplied by the judge in charge of the case.[6] The case was dismissed with prejudice.[7] Jovanovic sued the City of New York for $10 million for prosecutorial misconduct,[3] but the case was dismissed in 2010.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Department of Microbiology & Immunology". www.microbiology.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
- ^ a b c Barry, Dan; Roane, Kit R. (December 16, 1996). "Internet Sex-Assault Suspect Enjoyed Macabre and Mythical". New York Times. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ^ a b c Shannon Appelcline (2011). Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. p. 179. ISBN 978-1-907702-58-7.
- ^ "FREED CYBERSEX OLLIE PUSHES BOOK, MOVIE". New York Post. 2002-06-26. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
- ^ Young, Cathy (July 29, 2011). "Weekly Standard: The Feminine Lie Mystique". NPR. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
- ^ a b Decision of Supreme Court, Appellate Division, December 1999, including summary of all relevant facts
- ^ Fritsch, Jane; Finkelstein, Katherine E. (November 2, 2001). "Charges Dismissed in Columbia Sexual Torture Case". New York Times. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ^ Bray, Chad (September 28, 2010). "Wrongful Prosecution Suit Against City Is Dismissed". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
External links
- "Oliver Jovanovic :: Pen & Paper RPG Database". Archived from the original on Jan 18, 2005.
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