Imbalance of power often lies at the heart of sexual harassment or assault cases, from those of Roger Ailes
and Bill O’Reilly at Fox News to the trial of Bill Cosby, underway the same day as the hearing of the Senate Intelligence Committee.
“I was so stunned by the conversation that I just took it in.”
These are the emotions that many women have struggled to explain in the face of sexual harassment, and the ones
that have often given defense attorneys grist for what appear to be inconsistencies.
The parallels provoked a lively online conversation:
Victims of sexual assault & harassment know EXACTLY what #Comey means when he says he was too shocked to tell Trump he was wrong.
On Wednesday, Andrea Constand, Mr. Cosby’s accuser, concluded two days on the witness stand, with defense attorneys suggesting
that her continued contacts with Mr. Cosby undermined her credibility.
B.I., explained to senators during today’s hearing
that he felt acutely uneasy and hesitant to directly confront his boss, the president of the United States.