Just woke up and this blew up over night. Too many replies to answer to individually, so will just put a broad statement answering most the questions. What has Rachael done that is "life altering"? She has made allegations, which the people in charge have dismissed quickly, and without follow-up. The only time she did anything that really affected the MC (she broke into his office), he took care of it, and we will see how this comes into play in future story lines (in Cosy we trust). So far, the only thing that has negatively affected the MC at this point in the game, was Lucy's mom filing a report about "abuse" to her. Outside of that, there have been no real, in-world consequences to the MC to this point. The rest is political posturing and other mind games, but nothing negative has happened at this point.
As for comparing her to the other girls. All Rachael has done (because there have been no real world consequences) has bullied the MC and his girls. That is why I compared Rachael to Catherine and Victoria. Both of them were bullies (in their own way). Catherine by believing she was better than everyone, and Victoria, by being with other bullies. As I said, we only saw Victoria for a few in game days because she was one of the first girls to join the MC, thus her bullying was minimal in game. She stated she was friends with Brian's fuck buddy (forget her name) for years (her words). Thus she was in the bullying crowd for a years as well. Guilt by association, but we just didn't see it in game, as the game started at some point, and she was "redeemed" quickly.
I am not trying to say "hey like this girl" with Rachael (I don't like her, personally), what I am saying is some people are attributing deep emotional scars on a teenager, in a VN, who has caused no real harm to the MC (until she broke into his place, but so far has been resolved). I know people who have been falsely accused of rape (male and female), I know people who have been canceled due to allegations of inappropriate actions, etc. I am not justifying her actions, nor the actual IRL ramifications of such actions. What I am saying, is this is a game, and there have been no "real" consequences. Suspension of belief is a thing. I play games to escape reality. To get told a story. Picking apart a game, because XYZ doesn't line up with IRL, okay, you do you. I know people who cannot suspend reality for a movie, TV show, game, etc. Fine, enjoy only things that can theoretically line up with IRL.
The dev has said that Rachael will become part of the group of girls. Whining about it, saying you will "never accept" or what not, is like standing in the rain and complaining about getting wet. It is going to happen. Maybe this game is not for you. I, for one, will see where the story comes. I, personally, am more worried about future content, which has been stated to be added, but not introduced yet. I like the game so far, because my brain can allow for different girls, different personalites, different scenarios, different role-play, which are all fun for me.