I gave up my film career and moved city to get away from Harvey Weinstein – but he still haunts me

As one of dozens of the film producer’s assault victims, I went into shock when I heard that his rape conviction – a cornerstone of the MeToo movement – had been overturned, says Caitlin Dulany. But it is a reminder of how hard it is for survivors to be believed, to get the justice we deserve – and why we’re never giving up

Harvey Weinstein’s 23-year sentence for sex crimes was overturned by a New York appeals court (Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Last Thursday, I woke up in my home in Los Angeles to a phone full of messages from friends, all asking the same thing: Have you heard the news about Harvey Weinstein?

For a moment, I thought he must have been found dead in jail. There were so many texts, and a survivors group I had been in with a dozen others had suddenly come back to life.

The truth was harder for my brain to register – that a 2020 rape conviction had been overturned on a technicality.