NEW YORK — Former movie producer Harvey Weinstein was sentenced on Wednesday to 23 years in prison for sexual assault and rape after giving a rambling court statement sympathizing with men accused of sexual misconduct during the #MeToo era.
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NEW YORK -- Deliberating for a third day, the jury at Harvey Weinstein's trial continued Thursday to focus a lot of attention on actress Annabella Sciorra’s linchpin allegations that the once-heralded Hollywood mogul raped and sexually assaulted her in the mid-1990s.
Jurors, before being dismissed for the day without a verdict, sent the judge a note asking to hear a reading Sciorra’s testimony when they return to court on Friday.
The jury has already looked at emails that Weinstein sent
NEW YORK — Former movie producer Harvey Weinstein was sentenced on Wednesday to 23 years in prison for sexual assault and rape after giving a rambling court statement sympathizing with men accused of sexual misconduct during the #MeToo era.
Prosecutors in Los Angeles are seeking to have convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein extradited from New York to face separate charges of sexual assault.
Prosecutors in Los Angeles have started the extradition process to bring Harvey Weinstein to California, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said.
Justice James Burke has a reputation as a tough sentencer, especially when cases go to trial. He more than earned that reputation on Wednesday, ordering Harvey Weinstein to serve 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault.
By Dominic Patten, Jill Goldsmith
Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison and five years probation on charges of sexual assault and rape in court in New York on Wednesday (March 11, 2020).
Prosecutors in Los Angeles have started the extradition process to bring Harvey Weinstein to California, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said.
Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault.
One of the actresses who accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual harassment has said she “cried tears of amazement” when he was sentenced to 23 years in prison.
Harvey Weinstein’s brother has damned his former production partner to hell, revealing he doesn’t believe the fallen movie mogul’s sex assault denials.
Harvey Weinstein wrote "Jen Aniston should be killed" in an email to his representative after he believed the actress had accused him of groping her, which was untrue, The New York Times reported. The email is part of newly surfaced court documents that include correspondences Weinstein made after he was accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women in October 2017.
Harvey Weinstein’s brother has damned his former production partner to hell, revealing he doesn’t believe the fallen movie mogul’s sex assault denials.
Actress Annabella Sciorra has no regrets about testifying against Harvey Weinstein in his New York trial, insisting her evidence was “painful but necessary”.
The Emmy-nominated actress was among the women who testified against Weinstein, 67, at his New York trial, after which, he was convicted of sexually assaulting a woman in 2006 and raping another in 2013.
Annabella Sciorra is speaking out following Harvey Weinstein's verdict. The Emmy-nominated actress was among the women who testified against Weinstein, 67, at his New York trial, after which, he was convicted of sexually assaulting a woman in 2006 and raping another in 2013. He was acquitted, however, of two counts of predatory sexual assault that hinged on Sciorra's testimony.
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.