Michelle Madden Dempsey (Villanova University School of Law) has posted Coercion, Consent, and Time (Ethics 2021 (University of Chicago Press)) on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
This article sets out a framework for distinguishing three kinds of norms governing past sexual (mis)conduct and our responses to it: wrongfulness norms, excusability norms, and accountability norms. The framework provides conceptual tools for making sense of (and understanding the limits of) three distinct responses commonly offered by those accused of past sexual misconduct: “But that used to be okay!” “But everybody used to think that was okay!” and “But that was so long ago!”
Highly recommended.
