One for the money, two for the show, three to get ready…
The saga of the New York trials of Harvey Weinstein is a bit convoluted, so bear with us: in 2020, disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape and a criminal sex act, resulting in a 23-year prison sentence.
That verdict was later overturned by New York’s Supreme Court due to the improper use of uncharged accusers’ testimony.
So, he got a retrial in 2025, in which he was convicted of one count of first-degree criminal sexual act (involving Miriam Haley in 2006).
Weinstein was also acquitted of a similar count involving another woman, and a mistrial (hung jury) was declared on the third-degree rape charge involving Jessica Mann.
So, now, a THIRD trial is taking place on the sole count of raping Jessica Mann.
In the meantime, he was tried in 2022 in Los Angeles and convicted on three counts (forcible rape, forced oral copulation, and sexual penetration) against one unnamed victim.
This led to a 16-year sentence in 2023, which is to be served after the New York term.
Today, Manhattan prosecutors told the jury that Harvey Weinstein ‘wielded his power like a weapon’ against a ‘fragile and sheltered young woman’ who claims he raped her 13 years ago.
“It was his world and everyone was just living in it,” Assistant District Attorney Candace White told jurors during opening statements, presenting the disgraced Hollywood tycoon as a bully who ‘expected everyone to fall in line’ with his every demand.
Source: The Gateway Pundit
