Originally Posted by deltaflyer

Some of the responses I'm reading in this thread are beyond reprehensible....and frankly, they speak more to the lack of morals and character of the authors than anything else.

This is a woman who, excluding a quick stop at Horizon, went straight from the military to Alaska Airlines where she was a NEW HIRE. All of her training would have led her to speak of the incident to her supervisors within the airline. Frankly, I'm amazed she spoke to ALPA at all and am wondering what was done from their end, if anything at all. She was clearly loathe to subject her employer to the horrendous publicity this would generate. And there is not a woman alive who doesn't understand the victim-shaming that automatically accompanies a rape charge, whether the perpetrator ends up in prison or not. She knew darned good and well what would happen to her career: men she worked with every day would now be calling her a ***** who must try to sleep with every captain she flies with (so don't talk to her! call in sick, don't fly with her!); she must have worn suggestive clothing to lure him into bed (because what woman wouldn't be dying to get into this guy's pants?); she was looking for a payout (instead of wanting to continue a very distinguished career); she was capitalizing on the MeToo movement.....yes, she knew every disgusting statement that would follow her for the rest of her career, even if she went to another carrier. Everyone is getting a good preview of the smear campaign against her. All women know how these things go down. I'm quite certain that the only reason a lawsuit was filed the other day was because she finally realized how naive she had been to believe the company was going to take care of the problem.

While I agree with those who have mentioned that, statistically speaking, this wasn't the first time this guy had pulled similar stunts (I have a family member who has flown with this captain in years past and says he is "not surprised at all" with the current accusations), I am confident that part of his employee file was shredded within an hour of the lawsuit being filed.

Despite the uphill battle she is facing, the good news is that the good ol' boys club that at one time would have rallied to protect this guy at all costs is a thing of the past as the dinosaurs retire/die off, leaving behind only a handful of self-righteous, angry cowards who are only brave enough to spew their hateful missives in anonymous internet forums. The new generation of pilots replacing them has little patience for those who lack a moral compass and they are not okay with silence, preferring instead to call out reprehensible behaviors. Times are changing.

ETA: I've been checking in/reading the forums here for a good many years and this is the first time I've ever been disgusted enough to actually write a response. Because enough is enough.