Shocking. I know him because he was an investor in one of my previous companies. While I won't say he always comported himself in the most ethical manner in business matters and I would not let him take a board seat in the future for this reason, like everyone else I thought of him as a good person of high moral character.

The chorus of people defending him in the article comments because he is otherwise so charming worries me. Sure, he has a winning personality and is fun to hang out with but that should not give him a free ticket to assaulting women and this was not an isolated incident. I understand that cool guys tend to be given a bit more leeway but this goes too far.