[exolymph]

>So why not say something immediately at least?

Have you ever been sexually assaulted? (That's a rhetorical question, unless you actually want to answer.) It's deeply traumatic. In situations where you previously trusted the person who hurt you, it can be very hard to come to terms with what actually happens. Many victims feel shame. It takes time and often therapy to come to a place where you're ready to speak about it publicly.

(I'm not saying this is the experience of everyone who's ever been sexually assaulted, but it's an experience that has been commonly attested to.)

[thegp]

No, thankfully not.

And yes, I understand that, the "immediately" was a bit knee jerk. But at least part of what you described is what I meant in another comment here: it should be part of both education and procedures to make immediate prosecution not only possible but a no brainer. Then we can avoid situations like this, which always reeks to me as "guilty until proven innocent"

[exolymph]

The accounts of multiple victims, both anonymous and high-profile members of the community, are sufficiently convincing to me.

[peterwwillis]

Fifty million Elvis fans can't be wrong.