Mr. Kaiman has disputed the allegations and said that “all acts we engaged in were mutually consensual.”

In an emailed statement, Mr. Kaiman said that the allegations “have irrevocably destroyed my reputation, my professional network, my nine year career in journalism, and any hope for a rewarding career in the future; they have branded me with a scarlet letter for life, and driven me to the brink of suicide.”

The accusations by both women shook Beijing’s tightknit community of foreign correspondents and shined a light on the sometimes bad behavior of male reporters abroad. It also came amid a broader wave of accusations of sexual harassment, mainly made by women against high-profile media figures including Harvey Weinstein, the Hollywood producer, and Bill O’Reilly, the former Fox News host.

“The phenomenon is not a problem unique to the press, but it’s one that’s especially problematic for journalists,” Joanna Chiu, a reporter based in Beijing at the time, wrote in an article soon after Ms. Sonmez’s accusations against Mr. Kaiman were made public.

Ms. Sonmez said on Tuesday that she was grateful to The Los Angeles Times for taking her allegations seriously but added that “several questions remained unanswered” about whether Mr. Kaiman was fired or resigned voluntarily.