Because the punishment should fit the crime. Jail for rape, jail for physical assault. But jail for verbal intimidation and dangling career prospects? That is

Because the punishment should fit the crime. Jail for rape, jail for physical assault. But jail for verbal intimidation and dangling career prospects? That is probably too much. At least in the case of the sexual harassment (not physical assault), these guys are getting a proportionally bad remedy (being fired, ostracized, etc)