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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles prosecutors have charged imprisoned former film producer Harvey Weinstein with an additional count of felony sexual battery by restraint. The district attorney’s office said the charge was filed over allegations the former movie mogul sexually assaulted a woman at a Beverly Hills hotel in May 2010. The woman was […] More
April 10, 2020
Press Release from Los Angeles County District Attorneys Office, April 10, 2020 Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey announced today that film producer Harvey Weinstein was charged with an additional sexual assault count stemming from an incident that allegedly occurred at a Beverly Hills hotel in May 2010. Case BA483663 was amended to add […] More
April 10, 2020
One day before his 68th birthday, Harvey Weinstein was transferred to a New York state prison to serve a 23-year sentence. More
March 19, 2020
By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nearly two decades after the Roman Catholic priest-abuse scandal exploded in the U.S. in 2002, only one church official has ever gone to prison over it: Monsignor William Lynn, the longtime secretary for clergy in the Philadelphia archdiocese. After an appeals court found his sweeping 2012 trial […] More
March 16, 2020
Harvey Weinstein faced a maximum of 29 years in prison at his sentencing for rape and sexual assault in New York. More
March 11, 2020
UPDATED 2/25/20 The jury reached a verdict at approximately 11:30 PM ET on Monday, Feb 24, the fifth day of deliberations. They found Harvey Weinstein guilty on two counts: Criminal sexual act in the first degree (Haleyi) – [a class B felony, 5 to 25 years] Rape in third-degree (Mann) – [a class E felony 1.5 […] More
March 11, 2020
Harvey Weinstein faces a minimum of five years and a maximum of 29 years in prison after he was convicted of rape and sexual assault in NY. More
March 11, 2020
Harvey Weinstein's attorneys told a judge that he deserves mercy for his 'historic' fall from grace and health issues. More
March 10, 2020
Drew Malbin, who served on the jury that convicted Harvey Weinstein, said the #MeToo movement was not a factor in their deliberations. More
February 28, 2020
After a New York jury convicted former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein of rape and sexual assault, he faces years behind bars. More
February 26, 2020
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and TOM HAYS NEW YORK (AP) — Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape and sexual assault against two women and led off to prison in handcuffs Monday in what his foes hailed as a landmark moment for the legal system and a long-overdue reckoning for the man vilified […] More
February 25, 2020
NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein was convicted Monday at his sexual assault trial, sealing his dizzying fall from powerful Hollywood studio boss to archvillain of the #MeToo movement. He was found guilty of criminal sex act for assaulting production assistant Mimi Haleyi at his apartment in 2006 and third-degree rape of a woman in […] More
February 24, 2020
A jury of seven men and five women are hard at work to decide the fate of disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. Weinstein, 67, faces 5 charges. Count 1: Predatory Sexual Assault, a class A-II felony, max life Count 2: Criminal Sexual Act in the First Degree, a class B felony, 5 to 25 years […] More
February 24, 2020
NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors at Harvey Weinstein’s New York City rape trial are set to resume deliberations Monday after signaling they are at odds on the top charges in the closely watched #MeToo case. The jury sent a note to Judge James Burke at the end of a fourth day of deliberations on Friday, asking if […] More
February 24, 2020
By TOM HAYS and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The jury deliberating in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial indicated Friday that it is deadlocked on the most serious charges. In a note sent to the judge during their lunch break, jurors posed a question asking if it were permissible for them to […] More
February 21, 2020
Jurors are expected to hear a reading of Annabella Sciorra's testimony when Harvey Weinstein's trial continues. More
February 21, 2020
After weeks of testimony the fate of Harvey Weinstein is in the hands of twelve jurors, charged with determining whether Harvey Weinstein is guilty as charged. (Episode 29) More
February 20, 2020
NEW YORK (AP) — Jury deliberations in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial are set to continue for a third day on Thursday. So far, jurors have been focusing a lot of attention on actress Annabella Sciorra’s allegation that the once-heralded Hollywood mogul raped her in the mid-1990s. Sciorra’s allegation is too old to be charged on […] More
February 20, 2020
NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors are returning Wednesday for a second day of deliberations in a rape trial that could send Harvey Weinstein to prison for the rest of his life. The panel of seven men and five women had lots of questions Tuesday as they started weighing charges in the closely watched #MeToo case. […] More
February 19, 2020
PHOENIX (AP) — The trial of a man accused of sexually assaulting an incapacitated patient and fathering her child while she was in his care at a Phoenix long-term care center has been pushed back until April 30. A judge on Tuesday granted a continuance but says he won’t postpone the trial again. It was […] More
February 18, 2020
NEW YORK (AP) — A jury is expected to begin deliberations Tuesday in Harvey Weinstein’s trial after often-emotional testimony from multiple women who accused him of sexual assault. The panel of five women and seven men will begin to weigh the evidence that Weinstein raped a woman in a Manhattan hotel room in 2013 and forcibly performed oral sex on […] More
February 18, 2020
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein grinned as he left court, and his lawyers said he was confident heading into what could be his last weekend of freedom as his New York City rape trial moves closer to a verdict. Jurors are set to start deliberating […] More
February 15, 2020
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein considered himself such a big shot in Hollywood that he thought he could get away with treating aspiring actresses like “complete disposables,” a prosecutor told a jury in closing arguments Friday at his New York City rape trial. “The universe […] More
February 14, 2020
Prosecutors will deliver closing arguments in Harvey Weinstein's New York City rape trial on Friday before deliberations begin Tuesday. More
February 14, 2020
By TOM HAYS, JENNIFER PELTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer told jurors Thursday that prosecutors in the rape case against him were acting like moviemakers, creating a world where “women are not responsible” for how they interact with men. Weinstein is innocent, attorney Donna Rotunno said, appealing […] More
February 13, 2020
With the defense resting its case and both sides preparing for closing arguments, Vinnie Politan and Seema Iyer look back on the rape trial of Harvey Weinstein. (Episode 27) More
February 13, 2020
Closing arguments in Harvey Weinstein's New York City rape trial are scheduled to begin on Thursday. More
February 13, 2020
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The defense rested its case Tuesday in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial without the disgraced Hollywood mogul taking the witness stand, setting the stage for closing arguments in a landmark #MeToo trial punctuated by graphic testimony from six accusers. As expected, Weinstein chose […] More
February 11, 2020
The defense rested its case in Harvey Weinstein's New York rape trial without calling the defendant to the stand. More
February 11, 2020
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers are set to rest their defense case Tuesday, but not before answering the big question looming over his New York City rape trial: Will he take the risk of testifying? So far, they say, Weinstein hasn’t signaled he’ll roll […] More
February 11, 2020
