Controversy
In February 2012, Guild President, Ben Meakin, was forced to resign his position on the NUS Executive Committee after being caught on camera with a woman simulating an oral sex act on him while he downed a pint of beer. The event caught the attention of the national media.
His resignation came after allegations were made of inappropriate conduct with a female student at a pub over the weekend. His outing to the pub with other students followed the annual women's superteams sporting event at the university. A photograph apparently showing Meakin taking part in a drinking competition at the pub appeared for a time on Facebook - It showed a woman, thought to be student, on her knees on a stairway in front of Meakin, apparently simulating a lewd act while he downs a beer. He later announced via his own Facebook page that he had resigned from the NUS (Wales) executive committee. The Courier, led with the story and detailed the allegations against Ben Meakin. It informed students that "Meakin was in The Academy pub in Aberystwyth apparently competing in a drinking game while a female student simulated a lewd act on him". It also carried his statement in full, which read: "I sincerely regret my participation in the social event held outside the Guild after our superteams day. I compromised my role as Guild president. This morning, I resigned as a member of the NUS Wales national executive committee. My actions go against the fantastic work of the women's liberation movement, which I fully support."
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