I agree completely. Then lets say the accuser decides to take action anyway and not only sends off numerous letters to the employer but also writes disparaging comments about him/her online and continues to do so. It is nothing more than a personal vendetta in my opinion (if that is the situation as we are all hypothesizing here). What would make it even worse is if respected collegues knew of such a situation and condoned it by taking no action.


>>I personally think the accuser acted very very wrong.
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>>Hugo,
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>>I personally think you'd have to search far and wide to find anyone who disagrees.
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>>Now, let me toss something ELSE into the mix. Suppose (since everyone here is playing the hypothetical game, I figure I'll take a turn, whilst those in possession of facts decide to come forward) that one of the accusers made a public statement, shortly after the initial incident, to the effect that he/she received an apology from the 'employee', and that the 'accuser' considered the matter closed.
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>Well, I think if there was a statement from the accuser saying that they (they as the politically correct, afaik is the way to make the sentence gender neutral, I do not like the she/he or (s)he or his/her stuff, maybe for my Spanish background <g> but I might be wrong, apologies if it is the case), sorry I was saying that if they said they consider the matter closed and later accusing the employee to the company makes the actions much worse.