The fact that he needs help, doesn't remove the harm done by his actions.
As a manager, I've witnessed a "harmless young man" bullying a young woman. Her manager didn't believe her and said something like you did "come on, you're good looking, he just has a thing for you".
She wasn't on my team so the only thing I could do is talk to my peer and he told me "don't worry, I'm on it".
It ended up with the "harmless young man" going crazy in her office, insulting her, saying she was worthless, that her work was shit, etc. (disciplinary action was taken as a result of this, fortunately).
There's no such thing as "harmless young men" (or women for that instance). There is what is acceptable at work and what is unacceptable and the tolerance policy for unacceptable work behavior must be nothing short of zero.
As a manager, I've witnessed a "harmless young man" bullying a young woman. Her manager didn't believe her and said something like you did "come on, you're good looking, he just has a thing for you".
She wasn't on my team so the only thing I could do is talk to my peer and he told me "don't worry, I'm on it".
It ended up with the "harmless young man" going crazy in her office, insulting her, saying she was worthless, that her work was shit, etc. (disciplinary action was taken as a result of this, fortunately).
There's no such thing as "harmless young men" (or women for that instance). There is what is acceptable at work and what is unacceptable and the tolerance policy for unacceptable work behavior must be nothing short of zero.