Say for instance you went out partying with guys from work, they all get coked up including you. A year later one of the guys get caught doing drugs and tells your bosses you do them too, effectively bringing you down with him. Are you gonna deny it or say he’s a loser drug addict talking crap…… Now let’s say your job you now could loose paid MILLIONS of pounds a year and if sacked you would be on the front page of every newspaper.
I’d have done exactly the same, doesn’t make it right at all but don’t pretend that most of use wouldn’t have done the same.