There is a reason for this flood of accusations: When people speak out about being sexually abused and harassed, other victims see what happens next. Berkowitz said many victims of sexual violence make a careful decision about whether to tell other people or contact law enforcement. For victims of sexual violence observing the Weinstein case, “many of them are feeling a sense of justice being served,” Berkowitz said. Weinstein’s fall came after other powerful men faced charges of sexual misconduct that, in some cases, cost them their jobs. “There might have been some reaction to the election there.”[ #MeToo made the scale of sexual abuse go viral.

Source: Washington Post October 27, 2017 18:04 UTC