Comment by arp242

> it is worth stating very clearly that history is replete with examples of men who have used their senior position in communities to take advantage of women

Which doesn't really say anything about this specific scenario. History is also replete with theft, arson, and murder but that doesn't mean it's a good argument when accusing a specific person of a specific instance of theft.

Two things can be true at the same time:

- many women have been, and continue to be, sexually abused and often fail to get justice, and

- sometimes some accusations are made by bad faith actors and/or confused people

are not in conflict. They can both be true at the same time.

I also have no idea who is telling the truth here; just saying that "these things happen" is not really an argument here.

Actually, because these things actually do happen makes the accusations so powerful. History is also replete with false accusations; remember the whole "Satanic panic" from the 80s and 90s where everyone and their dog was engaging in sexual Satanic rituals? Or QAnon today.