Sometimes, I think, some people are doing it not for the fun, but out of their own unsatisfied needs.

I know, you do not want to hear me any more about wounded therapists. I guess I had one, and did not know that such things existed, and was almost destroyed. It still affects me.

I think this man's colleagues basically defended him (not me), not wanting to admit that such a thing was possible, not wanting to deal with it. Such things do happen. Not all in "authority" are secure enough to know how to deal with difficulties of this kind, since that is not a skill much practiced in this society. That's my take on it, anyway.