I'm sure I'm going to get heavily flagged for this, but even as written from the complainant's PoV, the ambiguous nature of consent (i.e. as it happens in the r

I'm sure I'm going to get heavily flagged for this, but even as written from the complainant's PoV, the ambiguous nature of consent (i.e. as it happens in the real world, not in the law books) - must it be verbal, can be it simple acquiescence in a non-coercive setting - jumped out at me. I would not be surprised if the yoga instructor genuinely believes, even if mistakenly, this was consensual. I hope this comment isn't construed as victim blaming or trying to make light of what was a scarring experience for someone, and I certainly don't think Equinox staff handled it well.