You noted that many people, “including female employees,” turned a blind eye to Weinstein’s vile behavior. Yes, we’d all like to believe that women will support other women and call out horrific behavior by men. But, again, it comes back to power. If your livelihood, the means by which you support yourself and your family, depends on a man who is behaving abominably, the act of calling him on it becomes very complicated and difficult. The same thing occurs in the church. What chance does a mere woman, who has no real voice or power, have against the word of a pastor, elder, or youth pastor? Anyone who is paying attention knows that women or girls who say, “The youth pastor raped me,” or “The pastor fondled me,” or “I saw this elder touch a child,” are typically silenced, attacked and, eventually, shunned. So the act of speaking the truth – of calling those people out – becomes very complicated and difficult.

I lead the blog A Cry For Justice which is seeking to awaken the evangelical church to domestic abuse in its midst. It’s obvious from the things our readers tell us that it is not uncommon for a perpetrator of domestic abuse to be a pastor or have some other leadership role in the church. And many of them sexually abuse their targets as well as use other forms of abuse (emotional, psychological, coercive control, micro-managing the target’s life, financial abuse, isolation of the target, physical violence).

One of ways churches can bungle the discipline of abusers is a misunderstanding of the ‘two or three witnesses’ precept. And abusers greatly promote this misunderstanding, because it enables them to get away with their sinful behavior.

In sexual abuse and domestic abuse, there is usually no eye witness other than the victim. So when churches (and abusive clergy) demand that there be two or three other eye witnesses, this makes it impossible to discipline pastors and elders who are perpetrating abuse. What most elder boards fail to realise is that there can be other ‘witnesses’ as well as eye witnesses.

Here are some examples of the kinds of evidence that a victim may bring. The fact that she is not permitted to spend a dime of her own volition. The characteristic nature of the psychological abuse she reports. Indicators in the children’s behavior. The mere fact that after years of marriage she is now only hesitatingly, coming forward to ask for help. Her own confusion about whether she is to blame. Financial records showing the husband’s credit card payments (e.g. to porn sites). Computer and phone records which demonstrate the abuser’s pattern of sinful conduct. The observation of a member of the church who has witnessed the husband speaking sarcastically to his wife, or belittling her, or smirking inappropriately. All these things point to the disordered character of the abuser — his pattern of entitlement and his hardened heart.

And here is a post which explains this in more detail:
https://cryingoutforjustice.com/2015/12/21/how-abusers-use-mis-use-matthew-18-to-escape-prosecution/