Their statement says that any claims or reports that Caldbeck did anything "inappropriate" with women were "false". That ship sailed with Caldbeck's most recent statement.
> I have made many mistakes over the course of my career, some of which were brought to light this week.
> It is outrageous and unethical for any person to leverage a position of power in exchange for sexual gain, it is clear to me now that that is exactly what I've done.
Those read to me like admissions of guilt. I'd expect lawyers to strongly advise against writing such things.
IANL but insofar as sexual harassment exists within the context of a company with employees, my understanding is that his behaviour, while deeply immoral, is not illegal — he has admitted to being wrong, not to having done something illegal.
He hasn't copped up to the assaults, and since they were not employees, the texts may not necessarily have been illegal.
Not entirely contradictory.