Harvey Weinstein trial verdict: Guilty on two charges, acquitted on others

[Maeve]

Source: Washington Post

Feb. 24, 2020 at 11:46 a.m. EST

BREAKING: Harvey Weinstein was found guilty on two charges and acquitted on others in the disgraced movie producer's New York sexual assault case.

Six sexual assault accusers testified against Weinstein, 67, at his trial in a Manhattan court. Weinstein’s lawyers had argued that the women had consensual sexual encounters with the Oscar-winning producer, hoping to get roles or other benefits.

Weinstein has been accused by dozens of women of sexual misconduct. He has a separate criminal case pending in Los Angeles.

This is a developing story. It will be updated.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/harvey-weinstein-trial-verdict/2020/02/24/057b9f36-5284-11ea-b119-4faabac6674f_story.html

[bearsfootball516]

1. Blows me away that he could possibly be acquitted on any counts.

There’s no doubt he did every single thing he’s accused of.

[2naSalit]

4. 7 men on jury.

Judge set them back to, apparently, water down the charges.

He still has a trial in Calif. to deal with soon.

[former9thward]

10. No, the jury can't "water down the charges"

Juries can only determine guilty or not guilty on charges the prosecutors have given them. Period. They can't change charges. The number of men is irrelevant since the decisions were unanimous.

[Calista241]

12. Who cares if there were 7 men on the jury.

We all should insist on a jury trial by our peers, and it's not like women were excluded. The prosecution team had the opportunity to reject jurors they didn't approve of, or jurors who they thought would be biased. This is a win, both for the state against Harvey Weinstein, the #MeToo movement, and for abused women everywhere.

Juries can't 'water down charges,' they can only find you guilty or not guilty.

And it's not like he got off scot free, he's going to be spending at least 10 years in jail for this.

[spike jones]

21. Thanks to Alyssa Milano who started the metoo movement. n/t

[Skittles]

16. male jurors are often harder on rapists than women

yup

[OnlinePoker]

11. Juries are only supposed to use what is given them in court

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If the prosecutors failed to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt, that's on them, not the jury.

[Maeve]

2. Update

The jury determined that Weinstein forced a sex act on former production assistant Mimi Haleyi at his apartment in July 2006 and raped former aspiring actress Jessica Mann at a hotel in 2013.

He was found not guilty of the most severe charge, predatory sexual assault, which would have acknowledged a pattern that included forcing sex on actress Annabella Sciorra in 1993 or 1994 and would have carried a sentence of 10 years to life in prison.

The top conviction count could yield up to 25 years in prison.

[Grokenstein]

9. Well, at least there's that.

For Harvey, 25 years would be a life sentence. (Not that he'll serve even a third of that. Won't somebody pleeeeeease think of the convicted rapist who is also a white guy?)

[Midnightwalk]

3. From an ap tweet

MORE: Harvey Weinstein was convicted of a criminal sex act for an assault on production assistant Mimi Haleyi at his apartment in 2006, and the third-degree rape of an aspiring actress in a New York City hotel room in 2013.

[link:https://mobile.twitter.com/AP/status/1231984962745794561|]

[irisblue]

5. he has charges in LA too

Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) Tweeted:
2. And a reminder that Harvey Weinstein has been indicted on four counts of felony sexual assault in Los Angeles.

He faces those charges next

https://t.co/ezDrXulNam

Link to tweet

?s=20

[jmbar2]

6. Use of walker

I saw where the charges included that he used his size to force himself on the women. That helps explain the walker - trying to make himself look smaller and less imposing?

Rot in hell Harvey.

[irisblue]

7. He did have back surgery in mid December, after a MVA in August

Source--https://variety.com/2019/biz/news/harvey-weinstein-back-surgery-1203431355/

[Grokenstein]

8. Generalissimo Corpulente must be so confused right now.

Does he condemn Weinstein and attempt to link him to "Hollywood liberal Democrats"?

Or does he sign a pardon for the piece of shit and award him a Medal of Freedom, while alternately laughing about sexual assault and crying about "witch hunts", in order to "trigger the libs" again?

[Turbineguy]

13. On Bloomberg TV

he was described as "a seminal figure"

Who writes this shit?

[C Moon]

14. When the jury read, "Guilty." He kicked his walker and stormed out of the courtroom.

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[yardwork]

15. For real, or are you making a joke?

[C Moon]

17. Joking. Adding sarcasm image now.

[yardwork]

18. It was actually believable, so I had to ask!

[C Moon]

23. :D ...BUT!

Can you believe this?!!!

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213014452

Look at how he is walking—completely normal!
What a piece of garbage.

[DenverJared]

19. Good news

finally those victims will have closure

[TexasBushwhacker]

20. I listened to an interview with Rosanna Arquette on NPR

She was having a hard time not crying.

[VarryOn]

22. I hope he's put in a cell and we never hear from him again....

He's actually more disgusting than Trump...a little.

[captain queeg]

24. All these asshats show up in court with a walker, trying to get sympathy