“We wanted to speak out. We knew we needed the strength that comes from numbers,” she said. “I was confident that there were many other women out there suffering from memories of this predator, and that this was only the beginning.”

Members of the group searched for more people talking about Toback on social media. They came across Sari Kamin, who commented on Facebook posts about Toback and wrote a post on Medium on October 17 accusing him of harassment. She, too, was emboldened by the Weinstein accusers.

“I started to think that maybe if I went public, I could finally release my own shame and possibly help other women,” Kamin said.