That's how racism and sexism tends to get brushed over. You report it, the other party opposes, HR (trying to avoid a scandal) tries to convince you you didn't

That's how racism and sexism tends to get brushed over. You report it, the other party opposes, HR (trying to avoid a scandal) tries to convince you you didn't see what you saw. And then your character is compared to the other person to see ranks higher. If you don't have enough character points the blame is somehow put on you.