Rouben the rapist/sexual abuser. Writing was on the wall for awhile now.
https://www.goodbeerhunting.com/sightlines/2022/3/10/how-sexism-assault-pushed-one-woman-out-of-the-beer-industry She met Jared Rouben, then the brewmaster at Goose Island Brewery’s brewpub, when she and Daniels had lunch there in spring 2010. (Rouben is now co-founder and brewmaster at Chicago’s Moody Tongue Brewing Company.) After dinner on their third date, Hite agreed to accompany Rouben back to his apartment for beers. She says she quickly became intoxicated and disoriented, though she hadn’t been drinking excessively. The two began having consensual sex. Hite says that during sex, Rouben began hitting and slapping her buttocks and legs with enough force to cause her pain, and she asked him repeatedly to stop hitting her and to stop having sex with her. She says he ignored her calls to stop and instead began hitting her harder until he finished penetrating her and fell asleep.
Hite characterizes this as rape. Rouben denies the allegation of sexual assault.
When asked to provide his account of the night in question, Rouben declined to do so, saying only: “The allegations are false.”
Hite says that after Rouben fell asleep, she quickly dressed and immediately left his apartment. She says she never spoke to him or heard from him after that. Four of Hite’s industry peers recall her telling them about the alleged assault, including one who says Hite told her about it within days of it occurring. (Hite confirms that she initially asked these people not to speak publicly about it.) She says Rouben left bruises on her legs that lasted for more than a week, making it uncomfortable for her to sit down.
