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[quote=Anonymous]OP here.  Thanks PPs.  Someone encouraged me to look into alternate ways to report other than a formal complaint to HR.  That made me remember we have an ombudsman's office at our company.

She wants me to go with her so we made a joint appointment.  Unfortunately they can't see us until 5/4.   He will advise me on whether I am obligated to report but more importantly he will help walk her through her options.  The ombuds office is independent from our company.  They take the lead from the employee which means they can simply be a sounding board or can advise and counsel her through the reporting process.

Since she is so young and vulnerable as one of the PPs mentioned was her own case,  I really encouraged her to talk to the ombuds.  Even if she decides not to report it, and I am not obligated to, she will at least learn the skills to deal with similar situations in the future (me too, but I am really going to support her).

Since the appt is so far away we are going to  document the situation so we don't forget the details (she what happened and me, what she told me).  They also told us we could email the ombuds office which we may do from an external email address.  They also have an external address so there will be no record in our company email.

At the end of the day I still nee to decide what I am going to do.  I am concerned that this might be a sign that he is getting careless with his advances rather than that this is just a one off.  I may also see the ombuds alone b/c as a PP mentioned I need to figure out the balance between my obligations to the institution, this woman, and any potential future women.

What a day.  I need some wine.

Thanks to all the PPs.
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