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The focus here shouldn't be on Porter sending explicit images. Sending nude images (with consent!) is not bad. It's that he sent w/o consent along w/ stalking and sexually harassing conduct. He sent 67 unanswered texts and then a penis pic. 1/ https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/30737248
"The text relationship started casually before Porter, then the Chicago Cubs director of professional scouting, began complimenting her appearance, inviting her to meet him in various cities and asking why she was ignoring him. " /2
"And the texts show she had stopped responding to Porter after he sent a photo of pants featuring a bulge in the groin area.
Porter continued texting her anyway, sending dozens of messages despite the lack of a response." /3
Porter continued texting her anyway, sending dozens of messages despite the lack of a response." /3
He pressured her to come to his hotel. When she didn't respond, he sent 17 pics of the hotel, the bulge pic again, and then his naked pic.
The woman reported to ESPN IN DECEMBER 2017. But then urged no action for fear it'd harm her career. /4
The woman reported to ESPN IN DECEMBER 2017. But then urged no action for fear it'd harm her career. /4
In recent days, she decided she wanted to come forward b/c she feared he would do this [or in my opinion, already likely has] to other women. As a victims' rights lawyer, institutions need to make victims feel safe from retaliation. Her fear of the career backlash /5
is legitimate in the sexist industry where she works. Major league sports need to have open and easy way for women to report abuse and assurances that they can be anonymous and will be protected from retaliation. /6
This case highlights three other things. 1) Freelancers don't have the protections that employees have. It's easier to quietly retaliate against them simply by not hiring them for the next project or letting a contract run out. /7
2) When it comes to situations involving sexual non-consent there's regularly a delay between the incident and when survivors feels ready, empowered, and collected to come forward. we should see that delay as illustrating the seriousness of the crime and that survivors hold /8
these traumas for a long time. 3) Victims don't want face-to-face reconciliations with their abusers. The Cubs employee who knew about the incident in 2017 but apparantly did not escalate it, was reportedly hellbent on facilitating a meeting for Porter to apologize. The. /9
victim said she didn't want to see Porter. Who did this Cubs employee really think a face-to-face apology would serve? The traumatized reporter? Or the guy who sent dozens of unanswered and nonconsensual sexually explicit images urging the woman to meet him at a hotel and. /10
who was angry that she would not see him. So the Cubs employee is like "I know what will resolve this, let's deliver you to the guy who scared the shit out of you with harassing messages and made you fear for your career." 11/11
