The accusations against Brent were not that he engaged in hardcore BDSM practices- many peple had known that for years. The new information was that he ignored safewords and pressured people into things they did not want to do, which transforms the acts from BDSM to assault.
ETA: I should say I appreciate all the specifics Joshin put in this post, because they make it so easy to determine cruxes.
The accusations against Brent were not that he engaged in hardcore BDSM practices- many peple had known that for years. The new information was that he ignored safewords and pressured people into things they did not want to do, which transforms the acts from BDSM to assault.
ETA: I should say I appreciate all the specifics Joshin put in this post, because they make it so easy to determine cruxes.