MADISON, Wis. -- A University of Wisconsin staff committee released a report on Monday that said that former administrator Paul Barrows' punishment for alleged sexual harassment should be expunged.

The Academic Staff Appeals Committee report was released by the university on Monday afternoon.

The report details the reasons behind the committee's vote last month.

In the report, committee members recommend the university remove the letter of reprimand against Barrows, the former vice chancellor for student affairs, from his personnel file. The committee also said that it believes Barrows shouldn't have to pay back the school for his controversial use of sick leave. The committee said that Barrows shouldn't have been forced to use vacation time instead of sick time during leaves while this was under investigation.

Barrows was accused of sexual harassment by two women employed at the UW. One woman said that he repeatedly asked her out for dates and the other said that he made sexually suggestive comments.

The committee ruled that there wasn't enough evidence to support the UW's punishment. The report said that the committee thought that witnesses weren't interviewed in person until the hearing, and that it found that one witness wasn't credible. In the second case, the allegations didn't rise to the level of sexual harassment, WISC-TV reported.

While the committee said that the university didn't prove its case, it said that Barrows is guilty of bad judgment and inappropriate behavior that can cause an uncomfortable climate for students, employees and others on campus.

Barrows had requested an open hearing before the committee, and during that hearing, the women testified that he sexually harassed them.

Barrows claimed when the charges were made, his accusers were not identified to him. He was appealing a letter of reprimand from the former provost, WISC-TV reported.

Then in a separate decision, Chancellor John Wiley demoted Barrows.

The committee members said that while they can't make a recommendation on the backup position that Barrows got after being demoted, the committee said that such positions should reflect the skills and experience of the employee.

Barrows' attorney Lester Pines said that the report completely exonerates his client.

Current Provost Patrick Farrell and Wiley both refused to comment.

With the report, Farrell has 30 days to decide whether the university should stand by its original punishment or adopt the committee's recommendations.