“He has denied sexual harassment, but sexual harassment does not cover a consensual encounter.”
You better consult a Corp attorney on that before you enter into the business world in upper management.
I agree that it can be, but that is not my point.
My point is that it’s possible for a person to say in his/her own mind that any encounter was consensual. Therefore, that person could actually believe there was no harassment if they thought any encounter was consensual.
And there’s always the possibility that any “settlement” between the two agreed to call it consensual.