The disgraced mogul was acquitted on three other charges, including predatory sexual assault and rape in the first degree.
, the disgraced movie mogul who faced multiple charges of sexual assault in a New York City court, was found guilty on two of five potential counts by a jury on Monday.
The jury officially began deliberations Tuesday, Feb. 18. By Friday, the 12 members relayed to the judge that they were deadlocked on the most serious charges against Weinstein, asking permission to be hung on two counts of predatory sexual assault. The judge asked them to keep working until all charges received a unanimous verdict.
Weinstein maintained that all sexual encounters were consensual and did not testify throughout the trial. However, multiple accusers outside of these three casesas a strategy by the prosecutors to establish a pattern of behavior Weinstein allegedly used to exert power and dominance over victims.
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