I view this more as like a publication of a vulnerability: "Hey, one major university believes they have to thoroughly investigate even the most bad-faith accus

I view this more as like a publication of a vulnerability: "Hey, one major university believes they have to thoroughly investigate even the most bad-faith accusations against academic rivals for the same job, which is ripe for abuse." It doesn't matter that only one (publicly known) case has happened, if there's the potential of others latching on.