Investigations were recently held in light of the allegations against an Ohio professor from Kent State University, claiming that Julio Pino had ties with the Islamic State (ISIS), KentWired reports. Furthermore, the publication also revealed that there were allegations saying that the associate professor was also trying to recruit students to join the militant group.

The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security were reportedly leading the investigation after reports surfaced that Pino, an associate Professor in the Ohio university, was promoting ISIS and had a behavior of shouting in class against Israel, which concerned the faculty and students, the news agency reports.

Emily Mills, Editor of the Kent Stater, reportedly published a story in the independent newspaper of the university. She alleged that Pino was indeed part of the ISIS based from the public knowledge in her school, the news outlet reports.

Mills further revealed that Pino was known for shouting "'death to Israel' during an Israeli diplomat's lecture," she said as quoted by the publication. Meanwhile, as investigations continue and details remain to be disclosed from the public, per the New York Times, the professor has already held a press conference denying the allegations.

On Thursday, Pino addressed the allegations at the Oscar Ritchie Hall as reported by KentWired. "I wish to state for the record that none of these allegations have any foundation whatsoever. I have no ties to any politics of Islam, the Islamic State or any other political organization here in the United States or abroad. I have never discussed the politics of Islam, the Islamic state or any other political organization with the students, with the faculty or with anyone else on campus," Pino said as per the publication.

"I do not endorse violence. I do not advocate violence nor do I practice it and I always try to fulfill my duties, which are to my family, to this community, to this university and obviously to my students. And I shall do so for as long as I'm able to," he added.

The professor graduated with a doctorate degree in history from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1991 and specialized in Latin American history and the third world, as per his resume.

Meanwhile, the news outlet reports that Pino is still holding classes at the university teaching history while investigations are ongoing. The Muslim convert, according to the New York Times, has always been connected to controversies since 1992.