Original sentence: Author Janci Patterson subsequently shared her personal experience with the author, stating that Cole's ‘damn good apology’ for unintended offenses at a publishing dinner 'set her free'.In February 2018, Cole was one of several male authors anonymously accused of potential misconduct in the online comments to a School Library Journal article that discussed the results of a survey on sexual harassment in children's publishing conducted by author Anne Ursu
Edited sentence: Author Janci Patterson, a friend and victim of Cole's, shared her experiences with Cole shortly after the story broke, stating Cole's acknowledgement of his behavior 'set her free'.In February 2018, Cole was one of several male authors exposed by School Library Journal for sexual misconduct following the results of a survey on sexual harassment in children's publishing conducted by author Anne Ursu