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‘I cannot measure what I have lost,’ says woman assaulted by ex-movie mogul Weinstein in rape attempt

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Rowena Chiu was sexually assaulted by the former movie mogul at the Venice Film Festival in 1998. She is part of the #MeToo movement which led to Weinstein being put behind bars for nearly 40 years.

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SINGAPORE - In a voice soft and sad, Ms Rowena Chiu says she cannot measure what she has lost.

“I lost a monumental amount. I lost not only my childhood but my dignity, my boyfriend, my sense of safety, my friends and my family. I think a lot of that loss still sits with me today. I’m not the same person I was before the assault,” says the 48-year-old management consultant.

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