Harvey Weinstein found guilty on 3 of 7 charges in Los Angeles
by Mandalit del Barco
Dec 19, 2022
3 minutes
Harvey Weinstein, once one of the most powerful men in Hollywood whose many sex crimes helped ignite the #metoo movement, was convicted of 3 of 7 charges in his second sex crimes trial, this time in Los Angeles. The jury was unable to reach a verdict was on 3 of the charges. The 70-year-old is already serving a 23-year prison sentence for rape and sexual assault in New York.
Weinstein was charged with seven counts of raping and sexually assaulting four women, but those were dismissed when prosecutors said they were "unable to proceed" on the allegations made by a woman identified as Jane Doe 5.
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