Gretchen Carlson.
“I don’t think that this is what anyone would choose to have happened, but I also don’t think that it stops the movement. Women are still coming forward. They need to continue to speak up. So, I remain optimistic that the time is now to continue to come forward.”
“And to say that back then, according to the prosecutor, he didn’t think he had enough evidence, even though he believed Andrea Constand. How do you know how that’s going to flush out?”
Andrea Constand.Mark Makela/Getty
Carlson says that for them, Wednesday’s news was especially “horrible.”
“Listen, this is such an emotional experience to find the courage to come forward and then to have it ripped away from you, where you finally felt the slight bit of satisfaction that you got justice,” she says. “I mean, I’m thinking about the bravery of all of those women today, and I just want to let them know that I’m with them. We will continue this fight. We are the movement.”
Carlson says Rashad’s tweet was hurtful to survivors.
She adds, “One of the biggest points of making this successful, is getting people to understand that women are telling the truth.”
To help combat workplace sexual harassment and to learn more about Carlson’s work at her non-profit, Lift Our Voices, go toLiftourvoices.org.
If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go torainn.org.
source: people.com
