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20. The victim bears no responsibility for future victims. Full stop.

That's true whether the victim remains silent or accepts a settlement to remain silent.

Are the people who settled out of court responsible for their actions?

Yes, obviously. But not for the attacker's actions, nor for the fate of future victims.

We've seen how horrible and traumatic it is for victims of sexual assault who try to prosecute their attackers. It seems entirely reasonable to me that a victim would accept a settlement in exchange for avoiding weeks or months or years of being dragged through the media.

The attacker's actions are exclusively his own responsibility.