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good evening. thank you for joining us. dozens of women say they were abused by harvey weinstein, but only a select few cases went to trial. one woman at the center of one of the cases had remained anonymous until now. she story to be told in the hope that she can help others. here is abc's kana >> they want my story, be an example. you can stand, you can fight the monster. you can win. >> reporter: she is one of the key figures whose testimony helped bring down a hollywood goliath. >> all the victims, it is our victory. i did my best. i won. but this is our victory.

not only mine. >> jimmy: evgenia known as jane doe number f yrs rea to 1 finally come forward in her first television interview ten years after harvey weinstein assaulted and raped her in los angeles. >> i was a really happy woman. that's changed everything. >> reporter: she hopes her story can now help others, after a los angeles jury convicted weinstein for raping her, sentencing him to 16 more years of prison. >> that's why we say me too. >> reporter: more than five years after the allegations against him sparked the me too movement, weinstein could now spend the rest of his life behind bars. >> you have to stand up. you have to go forward. you have to fight. just for yourself, just for other victims, for our kids, and you can win. my story is an example. sorry. sorry.

>> reporter: for decades, harvey weinstein was one of the king makers in hollywood, one of the most thanked names at the academy awards. >> i would like to thank harvey weinstein. >> harvey weinstein, who believes in us and made this movie. >> thank you, harvey weinstein. >> at least 100 women, including angelina jolie, salma hayek, and gwyneth paltrow alleged that weinstein sexually harassed, abused or assaulted them. >> the seem for survivors rise up and thrive has come. >> reporter: evgenia, watching woman after woman step out in front of the cameras, but unable to do the same. >> i became to protect my mind and our kids. i didn't know that being jane doe, it's a life with no identity. being a jane doe, it's >> reporter: the russian born italian model and actress says

she briefly met weinstein at three different eventsin the 2010s. >> i didn't know who he is. >> reporter: you didn't know the power he held in hollywood at that time? >> i -- no, i did not. >> reporter: did you ever email him or have a conversation with him? >> never. >> reporter: you never asked him for anything? >> never. never. >> reporter: in 2013, evgenia was a vip guest at the los angeles italia festival when she says weinstein forced his way into her hotel and sexually assalted and raped her. >> i heard his bailing the door. and he was loud. i know it's him because he was saying his name. and i was really embarrassed. and i opened this door. i regret this thing for decade, for the last ten years of my life, that i did open this door. >> reporter: just days after the rape, weinstein was at the oscars with his then pregnant wife celebrating wins for his

films "django unchained" and silver lines playbook, while evgenia returned home to italy, trying to resume life with her kids as normally as possibl. >> i was still -- moment that i cannot be like mom or touching my kids or taking care of them. i separated from my husband because my marriage had been affected. >> reporter: she eventually moved to los angeles with her family for work, and in 2017, she brought her young teenaged daughter maria to the italia festival. when weinstein approached their dinner table -- >> i was paralyzed, you know, we're just looking at each other because he wanted to sit right by me. and he moves somebody. he say no, i'm not going to sit here. i was just shook the glass with alcohol and went out to the balcony to smoke. and when i came back, he wasn't

there anymore. but i drank a lot that night. it was shocking. >> reporter: maria says she noticed her mother's demeanor change immediately around weinstein. but evgenia continued to stay quiet until later that year when her daughter's own traumatic experience prompted her to finally speak out. >> i was sexually assaulted and terrified at the moment. i was only 15. and after months of very, very brutal bullying and harassment, i got really scared for my own safety. i just blurted it out, really. i didn't think there was a perfect way to tell something like this to my mom. i didn't know how she would react. >> reporter: and then you found out she knew all too well what you were talking about. >> it was utter shock to hear that my mom, the person that

inspires me the most, someone so kind could have undergone something so horrifying. i have to tell her that i really understand what she's feeling. because if i wasn't, she will repeat my mistake. she will hide this and will live with this forever. and everyone from t old hegeneration always encourage u. and i convince her to go to the police. and we make a deal. i promise her that i will go to the police. >> reporter: maria did go to the police andeived a temporary ec r restraining order against her alleged perpetrator. evgenia also went to the police, and on january 6th of 2020, los angeles county prosecutors charged weinstein with rape and sexual battery in connection to

evgenia and another jane doe. show that the defendant used his power and influence to gain access to his victims, and then committed violent crimes against them. >> reporter: that very same day, weinstein went on trial in new york. eventually convicted of rape and sexual assault and sentenced to 23 years in prison. >> this was a game changer. the most powerful guy in hollywood not just being convicted on some minor violation, but getting a very serious prison sentence that could keep him behind bars for the rest of his life. >> reporter: almost three years later, weinstein would face trial in los angeles. he faced sevn counts in connection to four women, including jennifer newsom, wife of california governor gavin newsom, who had come forward publicly. evgenia was the first witness. weinstein and his lawyers claimed he never even met her.

her daughter maria was the second witness, called by prosecutors to verify her mother's story. was getting my closure.lt that - and i walk out of that courtroom crying. mom, i feel amazing. i feel good, and i feel like -- i feel like myself again. and it's been a long time. >> reporter: after a month-long trial, the jury convicted weinstein on three counts. last week, she gave an impact statement at weinstein's sentencing in front of a packed courtroom filled with other accusers. >> she spoke for all of us. everything that she said was the journey that all of us took all of these years as survivors. >> i'm so happy that our voices are heard now, because you mess with the wrong girls, harvey weinstein. >> weinstein's los angeles conviction could prove crucial if his legal team successfully appeals his new york conviction. >> the key arguments are that

the trial was unfair, that there was evidence that was admitted that shouldn't have been admitted against him, and that one of the jurors had been working on a book about older men who prey on younger women, and that she should have never been on the jury. the reason weinstein's team is at least a little hope self-the fact that the court of appeals has even agreed to hear the case. >> reporter: but evgenia has since found bigger purpose after coming forward. her resolve to fight now stronger than ever. >> i want he doesn't have more the possibility to hurt anyone anymore. i don't want this person with his power can hurt anyone else. i think this is -- this is justice. >> our thanks to kana. when we come back, the

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when brook shields opened u years ago, she faced a vicious backlash. thankfully, times have changed, and now kylie jenner is speaking out, hoping hxp eerncien e here is. >> reporter: reality tv star kylie jenner is the youngest of

the famous kardashian-jenner clan. a businesswoman leading a multimillion-dollar cosmetics empire. the 25-year-old is also a doting mom to stormi and aire, seen here in her instagram stories. now kylie is pulling back the curtain on her ultra glamorous life to give an honest look into something many women struggle with, postpartum depression, first sharing on hulu's "the kardashians." >> i cried for three weeks. >> i believe you. >> like every day, to the point i would be laying in bed and my head would hurt so bad. >> in a recent interview with "vanity fair" italia, jenner is offering words of wisdom other moms, sharing this, saying "i know in those moments you think it will never pass, that your body will never be the same as before, that you will never be the same. that's not true." what was your reaction when you saw kylie jenner speak out? >> it felt good. >> claudia duval is also a mom

of two, 3 1/2-year-old emma and 3-month-old walker. >> you see these celebrities with these different lives, and at the end of the day, it's like she's a mom. she is going through it and she is validating moms going through this. it's really empowering. >> reporter: she says hearing other moms publicly share their struggles gave her strength during her darkest moments. what was your motherhood journey like? >> we ended up with our baby girl emma in may of 2019. and that journey was a little rough. there was a lot of unknowns, even from pregnancy i started having symptoms that i did not know were part of postpartum issues. being paranoid, or being scared to go outside for walks, things like that that in hindsight were indicators that something was wrong. and then after emma was born, it just kind of kicked in, you know. it kind of went into hyper drive. >> reporter: duval is not alone. up to one in five women may

experience anxiety and/or depression following childbirth. mental health challenges are the most common complication from pregnancy, according to postpartum support international. studies show women of color are even at higher risk due to less access to mental and medical care. experts say it's very normal to experience baby blues after the birth of a child, which may include feelings of worry, unhappiness, and fatigue. cause for concern is feelings of sadness and hopelessness interfere with daily life activities. >> it means so much that people like kylie jenner are opening up and sharing their struggles with something like postpartum depression, because essentially what they're doing is they're normalizing an experience that everyday women experience all the time, and they're basically saying even though i have all the tools and all of the resources, i too still struggle with this. >> you, like, forget how to interact with people. i've just been with a

4-year-old, you know? it's been hard on me emotionally. w a growing list of celebrity moms arg struggles with motherhood. >> i went through postpartum depression. >> people don't really know how to respond. i experienced this myself. >> and if i wiouth anyone who is going throh it, it would be to encourage o a tem little earlier than i did. >> and it comes almost 20 years after actress brooke shields famously opened up postpartum depression back in 2005 on the oprah winfrey show. >> you know, i thought what's wrong with me? who am i? what a vile person i must be to not even love her own child. >> when brooke shields first talked about postpartum depression, it was very revolutionary. and once she started talking about it, it really made new mothers feel not alone. and now that kylie jenner has talked about it, and she is receiving all of this praise and

hand claps and admiration, i think that really kind of show what's the evolution of that conversation has been like. >> entertainment journalist kelley carter says celebrities have a unique ability to use the power of their platform to raise awareness about taboo issues. >> any time someone like kylie jenner says i too am struggling with postpartum depression, what it does is it alleviates the stigma around something that a lot of women have been very quiet about and not talking about because they felt isolated. what it allows is for other women to talk openly about it and get the help and resources that they need. >> and their voice may even have the potential to save lives. >> postpartum depression is the most common complication of childbirth. >> wendy davis is the executive director of postpartum support international. >> every postpartum mental health disorder is temporary and treatable. it's part of what you're going through in the transition to

become a parent. you do get better. >> jenner's advice for that transition is to live through it without fear of the aftermath, adding the risk is to miss all the most beautiful things of motherhood. bck in los angeles, duval says the life-saving treatment she received from a psychologist inspired her to help other moms, and is now studying to become a clinical unsecolo moms are up a more than you know. remember that you are cagimal. u family, but also from organizations that offer services. andhe is p eosoepl ytomutengeoi g>> our th

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