Eugenia chernyshova biography for kids today

On Dec. The year-old mother of three stopped in the middle of the street, flipped on her emergency flashers and burst into tears. As she sat in her car with her year-old daughter and year-old son, Chernyshova learned that a jury had convicted Harvey Weinstein of raping her in a hotel room in The judge sentenced Weinstein to 16 years for forcible rape, forcible oral copulation and penetration by foreign object.

He will serve that time on top of the year sentence he is currently serving in New York, an outcome which virtually guarantees the year-old former producer will die in prison. Weinstein has long denied the allegations. Starting when she reported the crime to police in , Chernyshova, a former model and actress, went through the process of coming forward about Weinstein anonymously, known only as Jane Doe 1.

Until now.

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This is my story. Over a long, often tearful interview in the Manhattan Beach office of her attorney, Chernyshova spoke about her violent encounter with Weinstein, her decision to come forward at the urging of her daughter and the lonely experience of being a Jane Doe, which she says prevented her from connecting with other victims and being open with friends and acquaintances about what she was living through.

If I continue to hide, I cannot do anything. I will just be there with my pain.