He was acquitted of predatory sexual assault and rape in the first degree.
testified against Weinstein during the trial, with three of the witnesses providing testimony about alleged sexual assaults not connected to the New York charges, which prosecutors hoped would establish a history of illegal behavior on Weinstein’s part.“Our fight to fix the broken system that has allowed serial abusers like Harvey Weinstein to abuse women in the first place continues.
Jurors were instructed to take actress Annabella Sciorra’s testimony of an alleged mid-1990’s rape into account while weighing the predatory sexual assault charges, although the incident is too old to be charged on its own. Prior to Monday, Weinstein faced a maximum sentence of life in prison. Rotunno defended Weinstein by painting his accusers as opportunists who consented to sex because it would help their careers.
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