Why sue for defamation after a false allegation of sexual harassment

 

The defamation of character that results from false and misleading statements being placed on your personnel record can damage your career prospects for five ten fifteen or perhaps even twenty years.

This can lead to lost promotion prospects, lost job offers, lost salary for twenty whole years.

The cost of finding another job after being discharged on false accusation of sex harassment may amount to a few weeks pay, perhaps even a few months pay. But there is a continuing risk to your job if your new employer realises (oh, we forgot to acquire references, we'd better do so now)

And so you lose a second job, all because a womans lies were credulously accepted. (or to put it more clearly, her word is accepted at the point of a million dollar shotgun)