Harvey Weinstein found guilty of rape and sexual assault at 2nd trial
Harvey Weinstein found guilty of rape and sexual assault at 2nd trial
Harvey Weinstein, 70, has been convicted of three counts of rape and sexual assault, District Attorney George Gascón said in a press release from the December 19 obtained by HollywoodLife. Harvey faced a total of seven counts at the Los Angeles trial: two counts of rape and five counts of sexual assault. The jury acquitted him on one count and was unable to reach a unanimous verdict on three other counts.
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Specifically, the producer of Nine was found guilty of rape, forced oral copulation and sexual penetration of an Italian model known as by Jane Doe #1. The assault took place at the Mr. C Hotel in February 2013. Jurors were split on charges based on allegations by Lauren Young and Jennifer Siebel Newsom (wife of California Governor Gavin Newsom), who included one count of forcible sexual assault. , one count of forced oral copulation and one count of rape. Due to the impasse, Judge Lisa B. Lench dismissed the trial. Finally, the jury, made up of eight men and four women, acquitted Harvey of the felony sexual assault of a massage therapist, identified as Jane Doe #3.
Harvey Weinstein was found guilty of three other sexual assault charges in a Los Angeles courtroom (Photo: SplashNews)
The jury spent 40 hours deliberating over a period of two weeks starting on December 2 to reach their final conclusion. The charges were based on allegations by four women who said they were assaulted by Harvey between 2005 and 2013 in Los Angeles.
The sentencing date has not yet been announced. Harvey faces between 18 and 24 years in prison, according to Variety. Had he been convicted on all seven counts, Harvey would have faced up to 60 years in prison.
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As Harvey awaits sentencing, he will remain behind bars for the remaining 20 years of his 2020 New York prison sentence, which was imposed upon him after being convicted guilty of committing a criminal sexual act in first and third degree rape. He got 20 years for assaulting former production assistant Mimi Haley in 2006. He got another three years for raping aspiring actress Jessica Mann in 2013 at a Manhattan hotel. Harvey has been locked up at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in downtown Los Angeles since July 2021 after being transferred from New York. However, in August, the New York Court of Appeals, the state's highest court, agreed to hear an appeal in 2023.
Harvey pleaded not guilty in both trials and waived his right to take the witness stand. "They played along," Weinstein's defense attorney Alan Jackson said in closing statements in his second trial against his accusers. "They hate him now, unequivocally, and that hate has translated into their testimony."
Harvey Weinstein, 70, has been convicted of three counts of rape and sexual assault, District Attorney George Gascón said in a press release from the December 19 obtained by HollywoodLife. Harvey faced a total of seven counts at the Los Angeles trial: two counts of rape and five counts of sexual assault. The jury acquitted him on one count and was unable to reach a unanimous verdict on three other counts.
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Specifically, the producer of Nine was found guilty of rape, forced oral copulation and sexual penetration of an Italian model known as by Jane Doe #1. The assault took place at the Mr. C Hotel in February 2013. Jurors were split on charges based on allegations by Lauren Young and Jennifer Siebel Newsom (wife of California Governor Gavin Newsom), who included one count of forcible sexual assault. , one count of forced oral copulation and one count of rape. Due to the impasse, Judge Lisa B. Lench dismissed the trial. Finally, the jury, made up of eight men and four women, acquitted Harvey of the felony sexual assault of a massage therapist, identified as Jane Doe #3.
Harvey Weinstein was found guilty of three other sexual assault charges in a Los Angeles courtroom (Photo: SplashNews)
The jury spent 40 hours deliberating over a period of two weeks starting on December 2 to reach their final conclusion. The charges were based on allegations by four women who said they were assaulted by Harvey between 2005 and 2013 in Los Angeles.
The sentencing date has not yet been announced. Harvey faces between 18 and 24 years in prison, according to Variety. Had he been convicted on all seven counts, Harvey would have faced up to 60 years in prison.
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As Harvey awaits sentencing, he will remain behind bars for the remaining 20 years of his 2020 New York prison sentence, which was imposed upon him after being convicted guilty of committing a criminal sexual act in first and third degree rape. He got 20 years for assaulting former production assistant Mimi Haley in 2006. He got another three years for raping aspiring actress Jessica Mann in 2013 at a Manhattan hotel. Harvey has been locked up at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in downtown Los Angeles since July 2021 after being transferred from New York. However, in August, the New York Court of Appeals, the state's highest court, agreed to hear an appeal in 2023.
Harvey pleaded not guilty in both trials and waived his right to take the witness stand. "They played along," Weinstein's defense attorney Alan Jackson said in closing statements in his second trial against his accusers. "They hate him now, unequivocally, and that hate has translated into their testimony."
Harvey Weinstein was found guilty of three other sexual assault charges in a Los Angeles courtroom (Photo: SplashNews)
