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    From Rose McGowan to Mira Sorvino: Harvey Weinstein accusers express relief

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    From Rose McGowan to Mira Sorvino: Harvey Weinstein accusers express relief

    Disgraced Hollywood producer’s accusers reflect on mixed emotions post landmark verdict


    Published:  February 25, 2020 09:39 AP
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    Harvey Weinstein
    Actress Mira Sorvino broke down in tears as she described her reaction to the guilty verdict against Harvey Weinstein: relief, that the fallen movie mogul would not go unpunished. A tinge of disappointment, that he was acquitted of the most serious charges, two counts of predatory sexual assault. But most of all gratitude, to the six accusers who were brave enough to testify — and the jurors who believed them. Image Credit: AP
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    “Harvey Weinstein has haunted many of our lives, even our nightmares, long after he initially did what he did to each one of us,” Sorvino said shortly after Monday’s verdict, in an emotional phone call with reporters and fellow accusers. “We’ve finally taken that power back, we have exposed his evil,” she said, her voice breaking. “He will rot in jail as he deserves, and we will begin to have some closure.” Image Credit: AP
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    Courtroom sketch of Harvey Weinstein
    In what was unquestionably a landmark moment for the #MeToo movement, Weinstein was convicted of raping an aspiring actress in 2013 and sexually assaulting another woman in 2006, but found not guilty of predatory sexual assault, a charge that could have resulted in a life sentence. The most damaging conviction carries a maximum sentence of 25 years. Weinstein’s attorneys vowed to appeal — he has maintained that any sex was consensual. For most of the accusers, the most powerful image — captured in courtroom sketches — was of the once all-powerful producer being led away in handcuffs. Image Credit: AP
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    Rose McGowan
    “For once he won’t be sitting comfortably,” said actress Rose McGowan, one of Weinstein’s earliest accusers. “For once, he will know what’s its like to have power wrapped around his neck.” McGowan called the verdict “a huge step forward in collective healing.” She added: “Every one of us who’s come forward, we have a name, we have a history, we have a life. We are more than Weinstein. But today because of the brave women who bared their deepest hurts for the world to see, he’s on Rikers Island.” Image Credit: AP
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    Rosanna Arquette
    A number of accusers said the day’s biggest triumph was that women were finally being believed in their claims of sexual assault. Many spoke of the need to shore up laws governing sex crimes. Among them was actress Rosanna Arquette.“Moving forward we must actively pursue strengthening laws and closing loopholes in our criminal systems,” she said, “so that more rape cases will be prosecuted and rapists will be held accountable for their crimes. But today, let’s focus on the progress that has been made with the first guilty verdict in the MeToo era.” Image Credit: AP
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    Annabella Sciorra
    Earning special praise from her fellow accusers was ‘Sopranos’ actress Annabella Sciorra, on whose testimony the charges of predatory sexual assault hinged. Sciorra told the court that Weinstein had barged into her apartment, raped her and forcibly performed oral sex on her in the mid-1990s. The actress called her testimony “painful but necessary.” “I spoke for myself and with the strength of the 80 plus victims of Harvey Weinstein in my heart,” she said in a statement. “We can never regret breaking the silence.” Image Credit: AP
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    Sorvino, describing the bonds that had formed between the accusers, spoke of getting an unexpected phone call from Sciorra in late 2017, when Sorvino had first made allegations against Weinstein. They’d known each other for years, but didn’t know they had a darker connection. They spoke for two hours on the phone, Sorvino said. Soon after, Sciorra decided to come forward with her own story, to journalist Ronan Farrow. “The era of impunity for powerful men who rape people is over,” Sorvino said. “We did this together.” Image Credit: AP

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