Sexual harassment is a form of sexual violence. Sexual harassment is not primarily about sex,
but it’s about power – and the abuse of that power. While people who sexually harass have
many power-based tactics they use in order to defend their behaviors, the following are
most common: cover-up the action, devalue the [victim], reinterpret the events, use official
channels to give the appearance of justice or intimidate and bribe [victims], witnesses, and
others (Scott & Martin, 2006).