Kaja Sokola, a former model from Poland, applauds Weinstein conviction

It wasn’t exactly the verdict that Harvey Weinstein accuser Kaja Sokola had hoped for, but it was the verdict she said women determined to fight against sexual predators needed.

It wasn’t exactly the verdict that Harvey Weinstein accuser Kaja Sokola had hoped for, but it was the verdict she said women determined to fight against sexual predators needed.

Sokola, a former runway model from Poland, was one of three women who accused Weinstein of sexually assaulting them more than a decade ago.

On Wednesday, a Manhattan jury found Weinstein guilty of assaulting former “Project Runway” production assistant Miriam Haley but not her. And it deadlocked on a third-degree rape charge against Weinstein in the alleged sexual assault of former actor Jessica Mann.

“It’s not ideal for me,” Sokola told NBC News shortly after the verdict was announced. “But it doesn’t change that much the most important thing, that he’s convicted.”

What does it mean for the #MeToo movement, which was galvanized in 2020 by Weinstein’s landmark conviction for sexually abusing young women?