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Try being accountable for YOUR actions. The RDC wasn't the only one in this story, you also could have just ignored the flirting and talked to someone about it as it was happening. Now you're thinking about how you were manipulated into having s*x, but unless you were sexually assaulted, you just need to accept what happened and move on and possibly learn from your mistake. He sounds like a douchbag, so I'm not excusing his actions, just asking you to reflect on your actions as well.

So you gave consent and now regret it? Hmmm interesting. Well good luck with that one.

The occurrence is not ok I agree. But we can’t ignore that this was some 28yr old not some 18yr old who agreed. She wasn’t assaulted nor r*ped... two sides to the story here.

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.........how? When? It's been a while since I went through but I don't even see how you'd be able to. Anyway I'm not sure what you're asking. It's fraternization but hardly worth ruining anyone's careers IMO. You were/are way an adult and it sounds like it was consensual. Sorry but I don't think there's anything to dwell on here. Just move on with your life.

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What you described sounds pretty consensual. Not appropriate for an “RDC” to do. But I do not see a victim here. The moment he started making advances you should have said something to someone in your COC. And honestly, if he’s gonna get some UCMJ action, you should too. If it’ll make you feel better go ahead and report it. But don’t try pin it all on him when it was consensual encounter.

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I will preface my comment with, this RDC clearly and absolutely took advantage of his position of authority by flirting with you and suggesting that you have s*x with each other. If you 100% believe that you were manipulated, coerced, threatened, or pressured into having s*x with him I encourage you to report him with help from a SAPR advocate. With that being said, sexual assault and r*pe cases are very difficult to prosecute and if you are not willing to participate in a trial and testify, the case will get dropped. If it even makes it to that point and you are willing to testify, prepare for the defense attorney to do everything in their power to make you appear to be a promiscuous individual; basically, your sexual history will be discussed in length and they will try to paint you in a negative light. He should 100% be reported for violating the authority of his position, but I urge you to only report a sexual assault/r*pe if you truly believe that what occurred was coerced and wasn’t consensual. I know this probably comes off as being unsupportive, but this is the stuff that people don’t talk about. Whichever way you slice it, this is not your fault.

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