Harvey Weinstein Found Guilty on 2 Charges, Acquitted on Other Charges
A New York City jury reached a verdict in the trial of movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, who faced charges of multiple sex crimes including rape that hinged on accusations by two women who said Weinstein assaulted them on separate occasions in 2006 and 2013.
On Monday, the jury found Weinstein guilty of criminal sexual act in the first degree and rape in the third degree,Although more than 80 women have claimed they were victimized by Weinstein, according tothe charges in the Manhattan trial were focused on only two women: former production assistant Miriam “Mimi” Haleyi and aspiring actress Jessica Mann.
Another four whose who alleged incidents occurring outside the reach or time frame to bring charges in New York were put on the stand by prosecutors who hoped the women’s experiences would illustrate a pattern of predatory behavior by Weinstein. The verdict, reached Monday morning by a jury of five women and seven men in State Supreme Court in Manhattan, means Weinstein could be sent to prison when he is sentenced at a later date.
Weinstein, 67, a producer behind 20 best-picture Oscar nominees — his five winners in the category include— had fiercely denied the allegations, countering that his sexual encounters with the two accusers in the New York case were consensual.
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