Katie Strick: What does Harvey Weinstein's overturned rape conviction mean for women's rights and the future of MeToo?

Actress Ashley Judd, one of Weinstein's accusers, said the news was a ‘hard day for survivors’. Photo: Getty

Katie Strick
© Evening Standard

“Did I just read that correctly?” It was a common sentiment among women everywhere when the news broke last week that disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction had been overturned.

A top New York court found that he had been unfairly tried for past alleged behaviour outside of the case, leaving his victims and thousands of survivors across the world feeling bewildered, disgusted and let down.