'Put an end to this abuse': Survivors share #MeToo stories

Jury deliberations in the Harvey Weinstein rape and sexual assault trial are continuing.

The 67-year-old former movie mogul faces five felony charges. He is accused of raping former actress Jessica Mann, 34, in a Manhattan hotel room in 2013 and forcibly performing oral sex on then production assistant Miriam Haley, 42, in 2006. 

The cases sparked an expansion of the #MeToo movement that prompted women to share their own experiences of harassment and abuse. 

Three Canadian women from different industries shared their #MeToo experiences with CBC News.

These point of view videos are part of #MeToo 2020, a CBC News series examining what's changed since the start of the #MeToo movement two years ago and how the trial of disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein will affect the future of the movement.

Classical violinist

'I was abused at 14 by my violin teacher' | #MeToo 2020

5 years ago

Duration 3:54

London, Ont.-born Lara St. John is a classical violinist who says she was abused and raped by her violin teacher when she was 14 years old. He was never charged.

Former construction worker

'I was fired after refusing to sleep with my boss' | #MeToo 2020

5 years ago

Duration 3:22

Erendira Bravo of Toronto says she experienced repeated instances of sexual harassment and was fired after turning down her boss’s request for sex.

Former server in a sports bar

'I was sexually harassed and assaulted as a waitress' | #MeToo 2020

5 years ago

Duration 3:46

Toronto resident Charlotte, whose last name CBC agreed to withhold, says she experienced months of bullying and sexual assault by a co-worker. She says her complaints were ignored until he allegedly assaulted her in front of her boss.

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