Harvey Weinstein found guilty of sexual assault and rape; could face a jail term of 25 years

Convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein receiving a 23-year jail sentence was the fairy tale Once Upon a Time in Hollywood ending that I was hoping for. Weinstein’s incarceration proves justice can be grossly delayed, but eventually delivered.

Harvey Weinstein found himself landing in a soup when about 80 women hurled allegations of sexual molestation against him. It gave rise to the #MeToo Movement in Hollywood with cases against many influential and powerful men coming up. In 2017, Harvey was made to step down from his company. In February 2020, he was found guilty of two out of the five felonies. The movie mogul is now a convicted rapist, sentenced 25 years of imprisonment. 

Attorneys for convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein begged a New York City judge for leniency citing numerous health ailments that the 67-year-old faces and pointing to past charitable donations he made while he was a powerful media executive in Hollywood.

Attorneys for convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein begged a New York City judge for leniency citing numerous health ailments that the 67-year-old faces and pointing to past charitable donations he made while he was a powerful media executive in Hollywood.

Attorneys for convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein begged a New York City judge for leniency citing numerous health ailments that the 67-year-old faces and pointing to past charitable donations he made while he was a powerful media executive in Hollywood.

I know I speak for a majority of women in Hollywood — and certainly the dozens of survivors who were abused by Harvey Weinstein over the years — when I say, thank goodness he was not absolved of the heinous crimes he was proven to have committed.

With Monday's guilty verdicts on two charges -- third-degree rape and of a criminal sex act -- at Harvey Weinstein's New York trial, the question now turns to what’s next for the former Hollywood film producer considering he’s facing similar charges in California.

NEW YORK — Former movie producer Harvey Weinstein was convicted of sexual assault and rape in a New York court on Monday and taken off to jail in handcuffs, a victory for the #MeToo movement that inspired women to publicly accuse powerful men of misconduct.

With Monday's guilty verdicts on two charges -- third-degree rape and of a criminal sex act -- at Harvey Weinstein's New York trial, the question now turns to what’s next for the former Hollywood film producer considering he’s facing similar charges in California. Immediately following the verdict, Judge James Burke – who presided over the trial – remanded the disgraced movie mogul to jail, where he’ll likely sit until his sentencing, until he’s transported to face trial in California.

UPDATE, 2/24/20, 2:21pm ET: Rose McGowan, one of the most outspoken advocates in the fight against Weinstein, and one of his alleged victims, spoke out after his conviction. “By creating an invisible army made up of the voiceless, I believed I could crack a glass ceiling of thought and cause a cultural reset by challenging power.

Trigger warning: This story discusses sexual assault. Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was found guilty on two counts — criminal sexual act in the first degree and rape in the third degree — by a Manhattan jury on Monday (February 24).

On Monday, a jury of 7 men and 5 women were able to finally reach a verdict in the Harvey Weinstein trial. The former movie mogul was found guilty on two of the five criminal charges.

Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty on two counts of rape in his New York City trial. The former Hollywood producer was found guilty rape in the third degree and criminal sexual act in the first degree, a jury announced Monday after coming to a verdict.

A verdict has been reached in the yearslong case against Harvey Weinstein.  On Monday, a jury of seven men and five women came to a verdict in the 2-year trial, five days since deliberations began on Tuesday. The disgraced Hollywood producer, who has been the subject of dozens of various public sexual misconduct allegations since The New York Times and The New Yorker published sequential reports in 2017, was found guilty on two counts, rape in the third degree and criminal sexual act in the

Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty of criminal sexual assaults.

Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty of rape and illegal sexual acts following a seven-week trial in New York.