Harvey Weinstein was convicted Monday on three counts of sexual assault case.
Los Angeles:
Disgraced US film titan Harvey Weinstein was convicted Monday of sexually assaulting a girl a decade in the past, in a trial by which prosecutors stated the Hollywood energy participant employed a “reign of terror” over aspiring younger actresses.
A jury in Los Angeles deliberated for 2 weeks earlier than discovering the “Shakespeare in Love” producer responsible of 1 depend of rape and two counts of sexual assault in opposition to one lady.
They didn’t attain a verdict on a number of different expenses in a trial that had concerned accusations by 4 ladies.
Weinstein is already serving a 23-year sentence after being convicted of intercourse crimes in New York.
A prolonged West Coast trial heard graphic descriptions of encounters between the once-powerful producer and ladies who have been making an attempt to make their manner on the planet of films.
Prosecutors painted an image of a predatory ogre, who for years used his bodily {and professional} prowess to rape and abuse ladies with impunity.
His victims have been left terrorized and afraid for his or her careers in the event that they spoke out in opposition to a person who dominated Tinseltown for many years, the attorneys stated.
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