Former movie producer Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty of rape, the Los Angeles Superior Court said on Monday, the second conviction for the one-time Hollywood kingmaker who became the face of MeToo sexual abuse allegations five years ago.
Former film producer Harvey Weinstein appears in court at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles, California, USA, October 4, 2022. Etienne Laurent/REUTERS
Weinstein, 70, is already serving a 23-year prison sentence after being convicted of sexual misconduct in New York. Elizabeth Fegan, Siebel Newsom's attorney, said in a statement: "My client, Jane Doe 4, shared her story not with an expectation to testify but to support all the survivors who bravely came forward."
During five weeks of testimony in Los Angeles Superior Court, accusers including documentary filmmaker Siebel Newsom said Weinstein lured them to what they believed were business meetings.
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