Bill Cosby, 81, became the first celebrity of the #MeToo movement to get convicted.

Cosby was released on a $1 million bail for five months until he was sentenced to 3-10 years in prison for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman, Andrea Constand, 45 in 2004.

After Andrea came forward in 2005, over 60 accusations against Cosby arose, yet none were brought to a conviction. Even Andrea's original case was dropped for lack of evidence. Now, she is finally getting her taste of justice as her attacker is finally held accountable for what he did to her so long ago.

In an article by Politico, Andrea wrote in her five-page statement, "When the sexual assault happened, I was a young woman brimming with confidence and looking forward to a future bright with possibilities. Now, almost 15 years later, I'm a middle-aged woman who's been stuck in a holding pattern for most of her adult life, unable to heal fully or to move forward."

Hopefully, now she will be able to move forward with her life and possibly heal those wounds.

What does this mean for the #MeToo movement? A lot.

When activist advocate for women of color, Tarana Burke, first coined the phrase "me too" as a movement for sexual assault survivors, she was giving them a safe space to be heard. Most women don't open up simply because they feel alone and isolated, but most of all, misunderstood.

"Me too," are two words that would bring immediate comfort and understanding to those too afraid or ashamed to speak up.

Now, after Cosby's conviction, Burke was quoted saying "One of the worst misconceptions is that this is a movement to take down individual bad actors… a victory for me is if I can talk to one of Cosby's survivors and they say 'I feel whole again.'"

There is now a sense of strength, unity, and overall justice. This case has exposed the idea that women can not only speak up for themselves, but they can also get results. They shall not be underestimated. This isn't just about celebrities who think they're above the law, but about bringing awareness to how prevalent this is in our country and how no one deserves to stay silent, or feel misunderstood ever again.

Survivors have been empowered.

Evidently, this conviction won't give Andrea back the time lost, but it is a grand step in the right direction for all the victims of sexual assault that felt that coming forward wouldn't change anything. Those who feared their attackers or that the justice system would only humiliate them, now have a precedent set before them that no one, no matter their status is above the law.

But it's only the beginning.