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Rochester University officials could have done better but ultimately followed appropriate procedure after one of its professors faced a string of sexual harassment allegations from staffers and students, according to an extensive investigative report published Thursday.

Florian Jaeger, a research professor at the upstate New York university's cognitive sciences department, made national headlines last year after allegations arose that he had for years harassed and engaged in sexual relationships with his students.

In a joint complaint, at least four Rochester students alleged that the university didn't do enough to protect them from Jaeger, noting that the professor was promoted in the midst of an investigation into his behavior.

But, in an at times contradictory report, former U.S. Attorney Mary Jo White refuted those claims, concluding that university officials ultimately acted appropriately, although she stressed that "a number of bold steps" needs to be taken by the administration in order to repair the "wounds and distrust" inflicted by Jaeger.

"It was a very difficult, and at times, wrenching, undertaking," White, who was hired by the university to independently investigate the matter, wrote in her report. "It is important to look beyond the specifics and details of this matter and turn toward the future. In our view, the University and all involved here now have a unique opportunity to make such amends as can be made, heal and work hard."

White recommended a strict ban on sexual relationships between faculty and students, and urged the administration to facilitate extensive staff training on how to spot and prevent sexual harassment.

White's findings will likely spark a harsh response from the staffers who first brought Jaeger's alleged behavior to light in a complaint last September.

Cognitive sciences professor Jessica Cantlon, one of the eight authors behind the complaint, told the Daily News in November that the administration has a pattern of sweeping sexual harassment concerns under the rug.

"It was a terrifying experience to complain about sexual harassment at the University of Rochester," Cantlon said. "I wouldn't want to see a student go through it. So far there is no evidence that the university would do things differently."

A university spokeswoman did not immediately return a request for comment on Thursday.

Cantlon's joint complaint primarily focused on the experiences of former Rochester Ph.D. student Celeste Kidd.

Kidd, who's now an assistant professor at the university, claims that Jaeger would constantly comment on her looks, pester her about her sex life and brag about his penis size and how many students he slept with.

"Jaeger did this in order to make her uncomfortable and humiliate her, for example, once telling Kidd that the medication that one of his graduate student sex partners was taking made her vagina taste bad," the complaint states.

The complaint prompted 400 science professors from across the world to issue a scathing letter urging their students to not seek further schooling or employment at Rochester University over concerns that the administration was "supporting the predator and intimidating the victims."

"We cannot in good conscience encourage our students to pursue educational or employment opportunities at the University of Rochester," the November letter stated.

Jaeger, who was hired in 2006, was finally put on leave last fall amid two separate probes into his conduct. He has not commented on the allegations against him.