Letter to BS: Why don't victims of sexual harassment come forward sooner?

Why is there no statutory limit on the time period under which such accusations can be made?

Every time someone is accused of sexual harassment, he is removed from his posts, his assignments are cancelled and he is shunned, giving the impression that the person’s guilt has already been proved. But the accuser is free to carry on with her life. For a fair probe, even the accuser must be relieved of all assignments and employment till the time the matter is resolved. In a day and age where we bat for gender equality in all spheres, it appears that there are areas where such equality is conveniently ignored as it is wrongly believed that in some