text: There is another element to this story that is overlooked. The narrative that it is the institutional power which corrupts an otherwise pro-social being into committing indecent acts is short sighted. The reality is that all life long sex offenders understand at a very early age that manipulating their environment and the people around them is critical to maintaining their offence cycle without being caught. What these people learn is how to look for fault lines in workplace cultures which can be exploited to protect them from pro-social forces; such as people who will turn them in,  so the offender can feed their urges unmolested.   Its not a case of a good person going bad, it is really a case of a sex offender figuring out how to exploit the system in order to pursue their interests. The fame and power are simply means to an end. What better way for a serial offender to protect themselves than to be associated publicly with high profile people of strong moral character.