never said it was hacking but he DID say that hacking is a federal crime.

He didn’t threaten them directly. The parent asked and he could have just said no. But instead he starts talking about “federal crimes.” If that’s irrelevant, why even bring that up? That sounds like intentional misleading to me.

“do I not seem approachable” stance on investigating sexual harassment

The guy sounds real pleasant, but that was about leaking and not harassment.