Harvey Weinstein’s Rape Victim Gives Tearful Statement at Sentencing: ‘The Man Who Ripped Out My Soul Has No Regrets’

variety.com:

Harvey Weinstein’s L.A. rape conviction told the court in tearful statement on Thursday that she had blamed herself for the assault.

The woman, identified as Jane Doe #1, spoke of the impact of the rape just before Weinstein was sentenced to an additional 16 years behind bars, on top of his 23-year New York sentence. “Thank you for giving me this opportunity to address this court and the defendant,” she said. “It is extremely difficult for me to stand here, ten years later, as the effects of this rape are still raw, and difficult to discuss.

I have been carrying this weight, this trauma, this irrational belief that it was my fault for years.” At that point, she began to tear up. “Today, the defendant is being sentenced because it was not my fault,” she said. “What he did was illegal.

That it was, in fact, rape.” Speaking to Judge Lisa B. Lench, Jane Doe #1 spoke about the lasting impact the assault has had on her life over the past decade. “My rapist probably never thought about me since the night that it happened.