'Harvey Weinstein's conviction was notable not only because of his fame and his outsized role in igniting the MeToo movement, but because the stories his accusers told differed from the perfect-victim narrative.'
reporter Megan Twohey, Harvey Weinstein’s lead defense attorney, Donna Rotunno, said she had never been sexually assaulted “because I would never put myself in that position.”found guilty
Some of his accusers, including former production assistant Miriam Haley and former aspiring actress Jessica Mann, had kept in contact with Weinstein after the alleged attacks or on some occasions engaged in consensual sex with him. Weinstein’s defense attorneys did their best to weaponize the women’s behavior against them, with Rotunnoin court of “creat[ing] a universe that strips adult women of common sense, autonomy, and responsibility....
Cantalupo lauds the significance of Weinstein’s conviction as well, but cautions against celebrating it outside of the legal realities: Thestill rests disproportionately with victims of sexual assault. Nonetheless, Cantalupo is encouraged by the court’s belief in Weinstein’s accusers, noting that it may help lessen that burden in the future: “Because Weinstein’s is such a high-profile case, my hope is that it will help debunk the stereotype of the perfect victim.
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