Harassment Allegations Against Thomas

Ten years ago, I was also subjected to sexual harassment in the work place. Whereas he was a high-ranking executive in the firm who could no longer function in his position if I was in the same office, there was no question in the eyes of management as to who would get the walking papers. I did. During the last 10 years, I have also kept in touch with him.

To the incredulous wonderment of various senators and journalists as to why Anita Hill would have kept in touch with her alleged victimizer, I have this to say: In the deepest part of human emotion, there is always a faint hope that one who caused you pain in the past might have changed, might have come to understand the consequences of the deed done and might have experienced remorse for past actions.

Because he and I have kept in touch, he will always remember how power is fleeting and how truth is not. The lines of communication have made both of us better people.

LINDA G. JORDAN, Santa Monica