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Movie magnate Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to prison in California and New York for rape and sexual assault. The charges against him led to the rise of the #MeToo movement.

New York vs. Harvey Weinstein: Trial Timeline
New York vs. Harvey Weinstein: Trial Timeline

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

‘A new day’: Harvey Weinstein convicted, led away in cuffs
‘A new day’: Harvey Weinstein convicted, led away in cuffs

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

Harvey Weinstein found guilty in landmark #MeToo moment
Harvey Weinstein found guilty in landmark #MeToo moment

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

Weinstein jury notes: A closer look
Weinstein jury notes: A closer look

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

Weinstein jury back to work with signs of split over charges
Weinstein jury back to work with signs of split over charges

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

Weinstein jury indicates it is split on most serious counts
Weinstein jury indicates it is split on most serious counts

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

Weinstein jurors focus on Sciorra as deliberations continue
Weinstein jurors focus on Sciorra as deliberations continue

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

Jury back for second day of deliberations in Weinstein trial
Jury back for second day of deliberations in Weinstein trial

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

Jury to begin deliberating in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial
Jury to begin deliberating in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial

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

Week 4 of Weinstein trial: Closing arguments, two universes
Week 4 of Weinstein trial: Closing arguments, two universes

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

Prosecutor: Weinstein saw victims as ‘complete disposables’
Prosecutor: Weinstein saw victims as ‘complete disposables’

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

Weinstein lawyer: Prosecutors have a ‘tale,’ not a case
Weinstein lawyer: Prosecutors have a ‘tale,’ not a case

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

Closings next as Weinstein declines to testify at rape trial
Closings next as Weinstein declines to testify at rape trial

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

Big question as Weinstein trial winds down: Will he testify?
Big question as Weinstein trial winds down: Will he testify?

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

Weinstein’s many accusers follow trial anxiously from afar
Weinstein’s many accusers follow trial anxiously from afar

By MARYCLAIRE DALE and JOCELYN NOVECK Associated Press Harvey Weinstein’s sexual assault trial has unfolded this month in a 15th-floor courtroom in New York, but its reverberations are being felt far beyond, as his many accusers anxiously await the outcome. They wonder how the disgraced mogul’s wealth and power might affect the verdict. They wince at […] More

February 10, 2020

Weinstein rape trial winds down with more defense witneses
Weinstein rape trial winds down with more defense witneses

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Lauren Marie Young says that after Harvey Weinstein groped her in a Beverly Hills hotel room bathroom in 2013, there was another woman there who did nothing to stop it. Taking the witness stand at Weinstein’s New York City rape trial last week, […] More

February 10, 2020

Can Harvey Weinstein Get a Fair Trial?
Can Harvey Weinstein Get a Fair Trial?

BY SEEMA IYER | COURT TV | OPINION It was billed as the trial to define the #MeToo movement – and New York v. Harvey Weinstein has been all that… and more. As the Weinstein defense team launches its case-in-chief, my legal eyes see that his already uphill battle has grown significantly steeper. For what […] More

February 6, 2020

Prosecutors rest case in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial
Prosecutors rest case in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial rested their case on Thursday after more than two weeks of testimony punctuated by harrowing accounts from six women who say the disgraced movie mogul ignored pleas such as “no no no” and excused his behavior […] More

February 6, 2020

Prosecutors nearing finish as last Weinstein accuser returns
Prosecutors nearing finish as last Weinstein accuser returns

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors at Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial are on schedule to rest their case Thursday after more than two weeks of testimony, including graphic accounts from six among scores of women who’ve accused him of vile behavior. The last of the accusers to […] More

February 6, 2020

Weinstein accuser says he trapped her during hotel assault
Weinstein accuser says he trapped her during hotel assault

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As Harvey Weinstein stripped off his clothes, pulled down her dress and groped her breast in a hotel bathroom in 2013, Lauren Marie Young says he also offered a chilling excuse for his lewd behavior: “This is what all actresses do to […] More

February 5, 2020