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Otter592 t1_jaxyf1w wrote

Reply to comment by IamSauerKraut in In the wake of sexual harassment allegations lodged against him, state Rep. Mike Zabel (D., Delaware) says he is not resigning his seat in the Pennsylvania State House by PienotPi

I think the key there is "credible" and who decides what's credible or not. It doesn't need to be a technical crime, but there needs to be a formal investigation to determine if allegations are credible or not.

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IamSauerKraut t1_jay0l2j wrote

>there needs to be a formal investigation to determine if allegations are credible or not

I think some folks are confusing sexual harassment with sexual abuse. One requires a criminal investigation with due process rights regardless of the accused's place in life, the other needs only credible allegations. For a solitary accusation, there may be a need to determine credibility in an accusation but when there is more than one accusation a pattern of behavior has developed and credibility runs in favor of those levying the accusations.

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