They didn’t said no, they didn’t say yes either. And he took the lack of negative as consent. He was wrong, and has since recognized as much and promised to be different. Dude is a creep but he is not nearly the worst. He has always agreed with the victim’s recollection of the events and haven’t tried to twist their words. He thought it was OK and he got consent, didn’t realize he was wrong until later. In the history of the Me Too movement, he had the best reaction one could hope from an aggressor.