That's an excellent question. I'm glad you asked it, because women who are asked to disclose certain things may be asking themselves the same question and may feel that I set a poor example. But I think these women will also understand that it's hard for someone to disclose something when it's his word against the other person's word.
I made an objective judgment, and based on my objective judgment, I was sure about what would happen afterwards. I was sure that Mr. Vaillancourt would vehemently deny everything and make all sorts of moves to try and discredit me. Perhaps I didn't have the courage to face that. As I see it, that would not have been courage, it would have been temerity.
Furthermore, I don't have a low opinion of myself. As I said, I was aware of the fact that I had a good reputation in the legal community and with journalists. However, among average citizens, my profession was not, unfortunately, one that inspired the greatest confidence.