Jury finds former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein responsible of rape By Reuters
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Former movie producer Harvey Weinstein seems in courtroom on the Clara Shortridge Foltz Felony Justice Middle in Los Angeles, California, USA, 04 October 2022. Harvey Weinstein was extradited from New York to Los Angeles to face sex-related cha
By Lisa Richwine and Tim Reid
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Former film producer Harvey Weinstein was discovered responsible of rape in a trial in Los Angeles on Monday, the second conviction for the one-time Hollywood kingmaker who grew to become the face of #MeToo sexual abuse allegations 5 years in the past, in response to the Los Angeles Superior Court docket.
The jury discovered Weinstein responsible of rape, forcible oral copulation and sexual penetration by overseas object involving one girl, however acquitted him of costs regarding a second alleged sufferer.
The jury couldn’t attain a verdict on two allegations, together with rape, by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the spouse of California’s Democratic governor Gavin Newsom, and didn’t attain a verdict on costs relating to 1 different girls.
