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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Almost every American business has a written sexual harassment policy.  If they don't, their general counsel is guilty of malpractice.  Almost every single policy that I have seen states that a supervisor that becomes aware of harassment and does not report it to the appropriate folks at the company are subject to disciplinary action, up to termination, for the failure to report.   You should immediately check your company's policy to see what your obligations are.  Good luck to both of you.[/quote]

[b]OP here. For me this is a grey area.  We have what we affectionately called capital M managers and then the 1000s of the rest of us who manage staff but are called supervisors.
The rule is that Managers are obligated to report harassment but all other staff are not.  
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On top of making the appointment with the Ombudsman I did reach out to a few HR friends but none of them were in the office when I called.  I will try them again tomorrow.

I plan to chat with the woman again tomorrow to see how she feels now that we have talked and she has slept on it.  I have a feeling that once she puts in down in writing (which she is doing in preparation for the meeting with the ombuds) she is going to see how wrong it is and will want to report it.  
I did express to her that I may be obligated to report it, but I really want her to come to the decision that she should report it, or at least let me report it.

Here's hoping she'll have a change of heart tomorrow.

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Do not hang your hat on the bolded. Report the situation.

I understand the empathy you have for this girl, but do not jeopardize yourself in the process.[/quote]

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