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Re:Google paid Andy Rubin $90M while keeping silent about a ... by seanmcdirmid on Thursday October 25, 2018 @02:07PM (#18303074)
He didn’t break the law, unless you are claiming there was coercion involved that could have been criminally prosecuted?
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Re:Google paid Andy Rubin $90M while keeping silent about a ... by Illniyar on Thursday October 25, 2018 @02:27PM (#18303273)
I think he meant that he broke his contract, which would have allowed them to be fired with cause.
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Re:Google paid Andy Rubin $90M while keeping silent about a ... by sneak on Thursday October 25, 2018 @03:26PM (#18303801)
No, I am saying that coercing people to have sex they do not want is rape, which is a criminal (not civil) offense, regardless of one’s contract with their employer.
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Re:Google paid Andy Rubin $90M while keeping silent about a ... by seanmcdirmid on Thursday October 25, 2018 @03:32PM (#18303861)
I’m not familiar with the case, but if the other party was consenting and of legal age, there isn’t much anyone can do criminally, it isn’t technically illegal even if it is immoral. Rape has a very specific definition.
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