Harvey Weinstein, the movie mogul whose sexual misconduct jump-started the #MeToo movement, was convicted of two sex crimes after a historic weeks-long trial featuring graphic testimony from six tearful accusers. Weinstein was found guilty of criminal sexual act in the first degree related to accuser Miriam "Mimi" Haleyi and rape in the third degree related to accuser Jessica Mann.
Weinstein was immediately handcuffed and taken into custody; he is to be taken to a medical facility at the request of his lawyers. He is scheduled to be sentenced March 11.
Two of his lawyers, Donna Rotunno and Arthur Aidala, told reporters outside the courthouse that they planned to appeal.
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Weinstein escaped the two most serious charges of predatory sexual assault, plus one charge of rape in the first degree, which spared him the possibility of a sentence that included life in prison.
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Weinstein has denied all allegations of non-consensual sex since media exposès were published in October 2017. He has been accused by more than 80 women of sexual misconduct, ranging from harassment to rape, over decades and in multiple jurisdictions around the world.
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Weinstein's reckoning with accusers is not over. He faces multiple civil suits from dozens of accusers; a proposed settlement in the civil cases is on hold and at least some of the plaintiffs have rejected it as not good enough in terms of either money or punishment.
“Weinstein may have been able to avoid testifying in the criminal trial, but he will not be afforded that right in his civil trials," said Douglas Wigdor, an attorney for civil plaintiffs who have rejected the proposed settlement. "I relish the day when I get to cross-examine him and ask him to answer for the wrongs he has committed against so many women.”
USA Today
Looks like hobbling around with a walker didn't fool the jury anyway. He won't need it in jail.
Yeah, Harvey should have run for president. He missed his chance.
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