Apple accused of mishandling sex misconduct complaints: report

Management cannot act in judgement of criminal activity. That is what the police and the courts are for. They are not in a position to investigate or mandate punishments for such issues and should not. The same goes for schools. Any behaviour believed to be criminal requires the intervention of professional law enforcement. Corporate executives deal with minor stuff that is problematic but not criminal.

Another woman cited in the story, Jayna Whitt, penned a blog post in which she said a romantic relationship with a fellow Apple attorney had gone bad and become dangerous.

She said the man was unstable, physically violent and emotionally abusive, but when Whitt told Apple, the firm advised her to call the police if she felt unsafe.

Her complaint to the company about the man's behavior eventually resulted in her being reprimanded for allowing a personal relationship to interfere with her work, Whitt's blog post says.

There may be more to the story, but I really don't know what was the company supposed to do. She hooked up with a colleague, he turned out to be an a**hole, but somehow it is the company's responsibility. And yes, if she broke the company policy of no romance at the office, she gets reprimanded.