My partner works for a very big organization that has a dynamic where many people will spend extensive time away from home at hotels.
Things happen. She's had to terminate a number of folks over the years.
Way it goes is...
If there's a complaint of this nature there's an immediate investigation. If something like dirty texts are found (which has happened) that's it. That person will be escorted out within hours and the termination is coded as "misconduct."
If something worse happens, the victim is given consultation on contacting the police and an internal case worker if necessary. But it's 100% up to the victim in a situation where nothing can be proven.
The Blackhawks, my team, clearly didn't have a functioning checks/balances apparatus. Sometimes it's HR, sometimes HR responsibilities are delegated to upper management. That's how a dirty old boys club runs things, they're above their own HR/Peers.
Of course, there IS another side here which is the "holier than thou" crowd. NHL is a sports league, lots of money, jacked athletes, some level of fame. Not just a bunch of random employees. These people are on the road all the time. Consumption happens, drugs, etc on top of everything else. The lifestyle is literally a kettle pot often about to boil.
The fact that the majority of time you hear about this stuff is when the police are called or when lawyers go straight to the media?
That should tell you that YOUR favorite organization likely had some things quietly taken care of over the years. There's a near zero chance the Kyle Beach incident exists in a vacuum. Usually these things go to quiet payouts, NDA's, et cetera, and everyone moves on. The Beach incident became a public spectacle many years after it occurred.
