While it&#x27;s good to respect her wishes, the outcome of downplaying the problem could affect many more people. There&#x27;s the cultural impact of leading people believing that sexual harassment isn&#x27;t taken seriously, and the very real problem that leaving it alone could lead to it happening again which might result in a key employee leaving (or suing, or initiating criminal proceedings). At the very least there needs to be some sort of written warning to act as evidence that the business took it seriously.