New York prosecutor says former movie producer Weinstein abused his power

Harvey Weinstein’s record of sexual attacks and harassment against women dates back to the 1970s in a “lifetime of abuse” in which he “trapped women into his exclusive control and assaulted or attempted to assault them”, according to New York prosecutors.

After undergoing heart surgery, Harvey Weinstein has been moved to Prison in New York City. Last month, after a lengthy trial, the disgraced Hollywood producer was found guilty of rape and sexual assault.

Harvey Weinstein, who was admitted to hospital following his conviction last month on rape and sexual assault charges, is being moved to Rikers Island jail, one of his lawyers said.

NEW YORK — Former movie producer Harvey Weinstein, who was convicted of rape and sexual assault last week, was being transferred to New York’s Rikers Island jail complex from Bellevue Hospital on Thursday, according to his spokesman.

Days after Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape in a landmark verdict for the #MeToo movement, women who accused the former movie mogul and Def Jam co-founder Russell Simmons of sexual misconduct joined forces in New York to talk about what's next for the entertainment industry, including the need for the business to support and hire survivors.Former Def Jam executive Drew Dixon, who went public with sexual harassment and assault claims against Simmons in a New York Times exposé in December

Days after Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape in a landmark verdict for the #MeToo movement, women who accused the former movie mogul and Russell Simmons of sexual misconduct joined forces in New York to talk about what's next for the entertainment industry, including the need for the business to support and hire survivors.

(Reuters) - Harvey Weinstein is sitting under guard in a cinderblock room at a New York City hospital days after his conviction for sexual assault and rape, and at times "can go stir crazy just staring at the emptiness," according to a spokesman.

NEW YORK — Former movie producer Harvey Weinstein was receiving medical attention at Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan on Tuesday, his spokesman said, a day after a New York jury convicted him of sexual assault and rape in a stunning victory for the #MeToo movement.

The Silence Breakers, a group of woman who banded together to report the sexual misconduct of Harvey Weinstein, are celebrating the conviction of the disgraced Hollywood mogul.

Yesterday, the verdict was finally revealed and Harvey Weinstein was found guilty for criminal sexual assault and rape in the third degree. After the verdict was read, he was taken into custody without bail.

Rose McGowan is concerned Harvey Weinstein’s guilty verdict in his New York trial will prompt the disgraced movie mogul to seek revenge against her.

NEW YORK -- New York prosecutorsare hailing Harvey Weinstein's conviction as a pivotal moment that could change the way the legal system views a type of sexual assault case historically considered difficult to prove.

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.

Ambra Battilana Gutierrez never expected Harvey Weinstein to be brought to justice. After theItalian-Filipina model told New York police in 2015 that Weinsteingroped her breasts and put his hand up her skirt, she wore a wire that caught audio evidence of his misconduct — later published in The New Yorker.

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

Former movie producer Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty of two charges in his sexual assault trial in New York.The 67 year old, has been found guilty of third-degree rape and a criminal sexual assault in the first degree. But, the film producer was acquitted of the most serious charges against him in the New York trial, which were two counts of predatory sexual assault and first-degree rape.

The jury has returned a verdict at the State Supreme Court in Manhattan

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jurors in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial appeared to take a methodical approach in their deliberations on Wednesday, asking to review testimony from a former production assistant who says Weinstein raped her as well as from actress Rosie Perez.