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Read the article - the title is misleading: it suggests he was just accused -- while he actually admitted the events took place

https://slate.com/technology/2018/10/google-x-sexual-harassm... > Simpson says she was asked by officials at Google not to speak about the incident again. In a statement to the Times, DeVaul apologized for his “error of judgment.”

https://pocketnow.com/nyt-google-paid-andy-rubin-misconduct-... > In 2013, Richard DeVaul, one of the directors for Google’s moonshot division X, invited job interviewee Star Simpson to arts festival Burning Man. There, DeVaul offered the engineer a back rub, asking her to remove her shirt. She felt coerced to at least receive a neck rub. She was passed over for the job without explanation. After hesitating for two years, Simpson reported the matter to human resources after seeing DeVaul rise to prominence in profiles from The New York Times and The Atlantic. DeVaul was disciplined — Google has not said what action it took — and has since apologized for an “error of judgment.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/25/technology/google-sexual-... > In a statement, Mr. DeVaul apologized for an “error of judgment.” He said X decided not to hire Ms. Simpson before she went to Burning Man and that he did not realize she had not been informed.