Harvey Weinstein Found Guilty Again in #MeToo Retrial

Weinstein, the former movie mogul, has been convicted of a top sex crimes charge at his retrial in New York City, bringing an end to the extraordinary fifth day of deliberations. The jury foreperson had complained that he was being bullied by other jurors, leading Weinstein's lawyer to ask for a mistrial. However, the jury of seven women and five men ultimately declared the ailing 73-year-old guilty of one count of criminal sex act, which carries a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison. Weinstein denies raping or sexually assaulting anyone.

Key Takeaways:

• Weinstein was convicted of one count of criminal sex act, which involves forcing oral sex on a TV and movie producer and production assistant, Miriam Haley, in July 2006.
• Haley testified that Weinstein backed her into a bedroom, pushed her onto a bed, and forced oral sex on her, despite her attempts to resist.
• Weinstein was acquitted of a charge of criminal sex act related to an allegation that he forced oral sex on Kaja Sokola at a Manhattan hotel in 2006.
• The jury has yet to reach a verdict on a third-degree rape charge involving Jessica Mann's allegation that Weinstein assaulted her in March 2013.
• The new trial was ordered after New York's highest court, the Court of Appeals, threw out Weinstein's conviction in April 2024, citing concerns about the fairness of the trial.

Statistics:

• 5 days: the length of the extraordinary deliberations in the case
• 1 count of criminal sex act: the charge for which Weinstein was convicted
• 25 years in prison: the maximum sentence for the criminal sex act charge
• 2006: the year in which the alleged assault on Haley and Sokola occurred
• 2013: the year in which the alleged rape of Mann occurred
• 73 years old: the age of Weinstein at the time of his conviction
• 7 women and 5 men: the composition of the jury that convicted Weinstein

Sources:

• Associated Press
• Associated Press journalists Ruth Brown and Philip Marcelo contributed to this report