February 24, 2020
THE TIGHTENING NOOSE:
Weinstein convicted of rape, sexual assault in landmark moment for #MeToo (MICHAEL R. SISAK and TOM HAYS, 2/24/20, AP)
Harvey Weinstein was convicted Monday at his sexual assault trial, sealing his dizzying fall from powerful Hollywood studio boss to arch-villain of the #MeToo movement.He was found guilty of a criminal sex act for assaulting production assistant Mimi Haleyi at his apartment in 2006 and third-degree rape of a woman in 2013. The jury found him not guilty on the most serious charge, predatory sexual assault, that could have resulted in a life sentence.The verdict followed weeks of often harrowing and excruciatingly graphic testimony from a string of accusers who told of rapes, forced oral sex, groping, masturbation, lewd propositions, and "that's-Hollywood" excuses from Weinstein about how the casting couch works.
Posted by Orrin Judd at February 24, 2020 1:36 PM