“For survivors who want to be heard and believed, we hope this verdict did that and more: Women who came forward were trusted more than the myths perpetuated by the defense. In shattering those falsehoods, this verdict could create a seismic shift in how we should hold perpetrators accountable for sexual assault offenses, despite their standing or station in life. As trauma psychologists, we think this could empower more sexual abuse survivors, both women and men, to know that they are not alone, and that healing from trauma is possible.”

Read the full op-ed at The Hill