The rape accusations against Silicon Valley VC Joe Lonsdale are horrifying

The claims against Palantir cofounder and popular Silicon Valley venture capitalist Joe Lonsdale will make your stomach turn. In late January, a recent Stanford grad, Elise Clougherty, filed a lawsuit accusing Lonsdale of "a sexually, emotionally, and physically abusive relationship." Lonsdale, who is also a founder of the VC firm Formation8, has since filed a countersuit claiming their relationship was consensual.  The facts, which are in both the suit and countersuit, are the following: Lon...