Is Starbucks blaming the victim?

[Kenna]

Originally Posted by Linus

It is a real story. Horton is still a common family name and they may or may not be aware of the famous franchise to the north (given it's in California).

I do think that the corporation should have taken a way different stance on this given that she is stating that she was NOT interested or involved with supervisor. Their message is suggesting, IMO, that even if you were forced to participate (at fear of losing job, friends, etc.) then you were "agreeing". And that, plain and simple, is wrong. I hope they get their asses served on a platter.

I was going though a lot last year when this thread was started...I missed it.
Does anyone have/know of an update?
Did they get their asses served on a platter?
This kind of thing ENRAGES me, not just because of the injustice of it all, but because they are re-victimizing the victim!! and I also suffered something similar. It hits home and I know what it's like to not be protected from the assault (the Vice President would tell me that I needed to "look past" the perpetrator's angry outbursts and sexual advances because "he has a lot on his mind as a Project Manager and he's under a lot of stress") , not having the funds to hire a lawyer, not knowing there were federal laws that could have protected me after the State of Virigina told me they "didn't have a law about unlawful termination" and that I was SOL...and I also felt ashamed that I lost my job....when none of it was my fault that a Project Manager (who ended up being a "silent partner" in the company) harassed me for 8 months (telling me I "needed a real man") and tried to lock me in a storage room and assault me, then have me fired 3 days later.

I am so glad I was never a Starbucks fan (Hawaiian Isles Kona addict here)... but I will certainly never buy another gift card from them to give to friends.
How they treated this girl really makes me sick.