The return of the #MeToo showtrial

The CBI has been brought to its knees by highly questionable allegations of sexual assault.

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Think back to 2017. As accusations of rape and sexual assault were levelled at film producer Harvey Weinstein, women everywhere began sharing their own stories of harassment and abuse. The #MeToo phenomenon took off. Weinstein was later convicted of rape and duly imprisoned in 2020. But as #MeToo grew, women started makin…