Evgeniya Chernyshova, who had previously only been identified as Jane Doe 1, has come forward to talk about her ordeal at the hands of the disgraced movie producer.
“I want my life back. I’ve been raped. This is my story,” Evgeniya Chernyshova, who had previously only been identified as Jane Doe 1,Of the four women to testify they had been sexually assaulted by Weinstein in Los Angeles, Chernyshova’s charges were the only ones to result in a conviction.
She described being introduced to the disgraced movie mogul 10 years ago at the Los Angeles Italia Film Festival, then returning to her hotel alone. As she was getting ready for bed, she got a call from the front desk saying she had a guest, which turned out to be Weinstein. She tried to brush him off, but a few minutes later, he was knocking on her room door.
Westein was convited in December on three counts related to his encounter with Chernyshova: Eight years for forcible rape, six years for forcible oral copulation and two years for sexual penetration by a foreign object. Weinstein has now been convicted of rape in New York and California, in what has been one of the most high profile falls from power in Hollywood.Instagram / @evgeniyachernyshova_
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