Account of an abuser circumventing any accountability in the community with help with a cover-up from the Chicago Branch. The abuser has transferred to the Atlanta Branch as of August 2021 and is still a member of PSL in good standing with the party to date.
Every chapter has an issue like this. Our local DSA had a similar scandal (people here know about it), and what's important is the response. Our local purged everyone involved and moved on, even though that person was in leadership. The local SRA did a similar purge because of overlap in membership.
Don't discredit an entire org just because locals still have issues, it's important to look at responses as well. Most of the time the majority of a chapter is unaware of what's actually going on and not actively covering for that person. Or sometimes the stories end up being one sided until a tell all like this.
Something you can do if you're involved in locals is to occasionally audit leadership by checking previous relations or contacts and asking about these things. People like this should never be in charge, but frequently they manage to end up in charge because of undeserved confidence. It's our duty to find and purge them.