The other issue is how ‘reliable’ the story is and the evidence behind it. And I am speaking in general terms. If there is an accusation against a co worker by another co worker, and higher ups have been made aware, and I have trust that those higher ups are dealing with things appropriately (including going to the authorities), that is going to impact my actions.
I always hope for justice, not for or against one side. I rely on the people who have the details and evidence to make the call, because I can’t make any judgement based on rumour and speculation.
So is it really a culture of silence and old boys club, or is it a bunch of employees who don’t know the details, who have trusted their superiors whose job it is handle it properly and who have way more information then they have.
Again, I don’t know the details of how it all played out, but that is far more likely than everyone in the organization deciding that they didn’t care about sexual abuse.
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