Harvard University Explains Secret Email Search - kcentv.com - KCEN HD - Waco, Temple, and Killeen

(KCEN) -- Harvard University administrators have now issued an explanation of their secret email search.

The administrators admitted to secretly looking at emails of 16 deans to find out who leaked the story of the cheating scandal to the media.

According to a statement released, the search was made because the leak raised concerns that private student information may be at risk.

So after speaking to attorneys, Harvard conducted what they're calling a narrow, careful and precise subject-line search to find the source.

Email content was not looked at.