Every time a new story comes out I think: "It can't be that bad, it's probably just saying something inappropriate." Nope. What is with this epidemic of guys whipping out their dicks?



You do have to wonder if there was some kind of consensual agreement. After all, we engage in those ourselves. The only sticking point is positions of power. He had influence and they wanted to get into the right circles. That puts him in a position to exploit them. That said, I don't immediately dismiss their own responsibility in such situations like many do. Unless he physically kept them in his room, all he really did was be nasty in front of them.



It's called having a backbone. If someone does something you really don't like, you can ask them not to and if they persist, walk out of their lives. I did that with my old boss, who thought he wielded a great deal more power over me than he did. It caused some short term pain for me (and some serious long term gain!), but it was my responsibility to stand up for myself. Everyone in this world exploits others in some shape or form to get what they want. You can't go around expecting the world to treat you like a 2-year-old.



So if this story is true, he's certainly an asshole and perverted. But not worth getting hung up on.