I had forgotten, but I was harassed when I was an assistant professor 25 years ago. It was even more public and bizarre than the case in the article that started this. The associate dean (social scientist) told me at a reception, in front of two other assistant profs, that he had a fantasy of a lamp shaped like a woman with lightbulb breasts. I told him to stay a way from me. He wrote a letter of apology, saying “I was only joking” (can’t take a joke, witch). I went to HR and proceedings. Everyone was supportive of me, but all he got was a letter in his file.
The following year I moved to another university, not quite as highly ranked, but with regular raises, better retirement, strong graduate program, and better location. I didn’t feel as if my job was threatened, but I can imagine circumstances where someone might.