Should I have known better? - Kim

Kim graduates with a masters in finance and was selected to be part of a management training programme. She was proud. This was the start of her career.

The head of department brings his team members, including Kim, to an afterwork drinking session. It was compulsory, he says. "Part of your training to interact with high net-worth clients. You need to know how to handle these situations."

Kim feels uneasy but complies. This was her boss. This was training.

The drinks keep coming. Kim becomes drunk, far more intoxicated than she intends.

The head of department offers to send her home. "You're in no state to get back on your own."

Kim tries to provide her address but the words come out jumbled. She cannot speak coherently.

He takes her back to his home instead.

There, he takes advantage of her. Later, he claims she gave consent.

Kim has no memory of doing so. She was so inebriated that she cannot be certain of anything that happened. The night exists only in fragments: Blurred images, disconnected moments.

What she knows for certain: She was too drunk to give meaningful consent. She was vulnerable. He was her superior. And he made a choice.

Kim sits in her flat the next morning, trying to piece together what happened. Shame and confusion wash over her.

Was this her fault? Should she have refused the drinks? Should she have insisted on going home?

But he was her boss. It was "compulsory training." How was she supposed to say no?