{"id":163035,"date":"2022-12-20T07:58:13","date_gmt":"2022-12-20T07:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/harvey-weinstein-convicted-of-3-of-7-charges-in-los-angeles-sexual-assault-trial\/"},"modified":"2022-12-20T07:58:13","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T07:58:13","slug":"harvey-weinstein-convicted-of-3-of-7-charges-in-los-angeles-sexual-assault-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/harvey-weinstein-convicted-of-3-of-7-charges-in-los-angeles-sexual-assault-trial\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvey Weinstein convicted of 3 of 7 charges in Los Angeles sexual assault trial"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n \n Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was found guilty Monday of rape and sexual assault against one of four women he was accused of assaulting in Los Angeles \u2013 a significant conviction in the second trial of a man at the center of that fueled the global #MeToo movement .\n <\/p>\n \n Weinstein, who prosecutors said used his Hollywood influence to lure women into private meetings and assault them, was found guilty of three of seven charges against him.\n <\/p>\n \n After weeks of emotional testimony and 10 days of deliberations, jurors in Los Angeles also acquitted Weinstein of one count of sexual battery by restraint against a massage therapist in a hotel room in 2010. They were a hung jury on one count of sexual battery by restraint , one count of forcible oral copulation and one count of rape related to two other women \u2013 including Jennifer Siebel Newsom, a filmmaker and first partner to California Gov. Gavin Newsom.\n <\/p>\n \n The three charges Weinstein was convicted of \u2013 rape, sexual penetration by foreign object and forcible oral copulation \u2013 were all tied to one of his accusers, a model and actress who tested the movie mogul assaulted her in a Beverly Hills hotel room in February 2013.\n <\/p>\n \n The woman, identified as Jane Doe 1 in court, was the first to testify in the trial.\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cHarvey Weinstein forever destroyed a part of me that night in 2013. I will never get that back. The criminal trial was brutal. Weinstein’s lawyers put me through hell on the witness stand. But I knew I had to see this through the end, and I did\u2026 I hope Harvey Weinstein never sees the outside of a prison cell during his lifetime, \u201dJane Doe 1 said in a statement released through her attorney.\n <\/p>\n \n Weinstein had pleaded not guilty to all seven charges against him.\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cHarvey is obviously disappointed, however hopefully because with this particular accuser there are good ground to appeal based on time and location of alleged events,\u201d Weinstein’s spokesperson Juda Engelmayer said in a statement. \u201cHe is grateful the jury took their time to deliberate on the other counts and he is prepared to continue fighting for his innocence.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n Weinstein faces a possible sentence of 24 years in prison for the Los Angeles conviction, according to the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office. The once-powerful film producer is already serving a 23-year sentence for a 2020 New York rape conviction.\n <\/p>\n \n Jurors will return to court Tuesday to consider aggravating factors to help determine the outcome of Weinstein’s sentencing hearing, according to the DA’s office.\n <\/p>\n \n The District Attorney’s office will meet to determine whether to retry the counts on which the jury could not agree, officials said.\n <\/p>\n \n Elizabeth Fegan, an attorney representing Siebel Newsom, who was identified in court as Jane Doe 4, said they were disappointed the jury could not reach a unanimous verdict on the charges related to each client.\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cHarvey Weinstein will never be able to rape another woman. He will spend the rest of his life behind bars where he belongs. Harvey Weinstein is a serial predator and what he did was rape,\u201d Siebel Newsom said in a statement. \u201cThroughout the trial, Weinstein’s lawyers used sexism, misogyny, and bullying tactics to intimidate, demean, and ridicule us survivors. This trial was a stark reminder that we as a society have work to do. To all survivors out there \u2013 I see you, I hear you, and I stand with you.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n Gov. Newsom also released a statement, saying, \u201cI am so incredibly proud of my wife and all the brave women who came forward to share their truth and uplift countless survivors who cannot. Their strength, courage and conviction is a powerful example and inspiration to all of us. We must keep fighting to ensure that survivors are supported and that their voices are heard.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n The Los Angeles jury reached its verdict after deliberating for a total of 41 hours \u2013 longer than the New York jury in Weinstein’s first criminal trial, in which he was convicted of criminal sex act and third-degree rape after 26 hours of deliberations. His attorneys have appealed that conviction, which put more attention on the outcome of the trial in Los Angeles.\n <\/p>\n \n Jane Doe 2, who was identified as Lauren Young, told her attorney Gloria Allred by phone she was happy Weinstein was convicted on some counts despite there being a mistrial on her count, Allred said in a news conference after the verdict.\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cI am relieved that Harvey Weinstein has been convicted because he deserves to be punished for the crimes that he committed, and he can no longer use his power to intimidate and sexually assault more women,\u201d Young said in a statement read by Allred.\n <\/p>\n \n The weekslong trial saw emotional testimony from Weinstein’s accusers \u2013 a model, a dancer, a massage therapist and Siebel Newsom all of whom were asked to recount the details of their against him, provide details of meetings with the producer from years ago, and explain their reactions to the alleged assaults.\n <\/p>\n \n Weinstein initially faced 11 charges, but four counts connected to an unnamed woman were dropped without explanation. She did not testify in the trial.\n <\/p>\n \n In closing arguments, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Marlene Martinez called Weinstein a \u201ctitan\u201d who used his power in Hollywood to prey on and silence women.\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cRapists rap. You can look at the pattern,\u201d fellow prosecutor Paul Thompson told jurors.\n <\/p>\n \n Meanwhile, Weinstein’s attorneys maintained the were either fabricated or occurred consensually as part of a \u201ctransactional relationship\u201d with the movie producer, repeatedly saying there is no evidence of assault.\n <\/p>\n \n Defense attorney Alan Jackson called the accusers \u201cfame and fortune seekers.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n The trial in Los Angeles also included testimony from other witnesses, including experts, law enforcement, friends of accusers and former aids to Weinstein.\n <\/p>\n \n Additionally, four women tested they were subjected to similar behavior by Weinstein in other jurisdictions.\n <\/p>\n
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