Matt Lauer is a good example of an individual who established an identity that gained trust from individuals around him. And yet he stalked and was a predator. Bill Cosby was so highly regarded and shocked so many when it finally came out about how evil he could be. Neither one of these individuals looked like the monsters they were either. These individuals behaved badly for YEARS before the truth finally came out about them. And even though the truth has come out there are individuals who will say, "We are still friends and I miss him". These individuals don't even know how to grieve what they themselves lost in their trust and unknowing.

I have witnessed this happen IRL first hand and it's just mind boggling.