After several weeks, a decision in Harvey Weinstein’s second sexual assault case was achieved: the infamous movie mogul was found guilty on three of seven accusations.
A jury convicted Weinstein guilty of all charges relating to Jane Doe 1 — forced rape, forceful oral copulation, and sexual penetration by a foreign object — and the judgment was just read in Los Angeles. The jury was hung on the counts connected to Jane Doe 2 and 4, which were sexual battery by constraint, forceful oral copulation and forcible rape.
He was declared not guilty of a charge of sexual battery by constraint brought by Jane Doe 3.
Juda Engelmayer, Weinstein’s publicist, said Harvey is certainly saddened with the conviction but Jane Doe 1’s claims have a high possibility of a successful appeal — her logistics of the time and place of the event do not make sense. Harvey appreciates the jury’s efforts on the other counts and plans to continue his legal struggle.
While you understand, the disgraced film producer was initially facing 11 counts, including rape and sexual assault in California involving 5 women. Yet 4 of the accusations relating to one of the unnamed accusers were dropped as the trial got underway.
He filed a not-guilty plea upon appearing in court in 2021, which was expected given how he’d pleaded in the past.
This decision follows weeks of evidence from a number of witnesses over the years, including California Governor Gavin Newsom’s wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom. As previously reported, she was urged in court to replicate her phony orgasm with Weinstein.
When asked, she responded that this isn’t ‘When Harry Met Sally.’ She is not doing that. She then fell into tears, stating she was making a lot of noise to urge him to finish. He had previously sexually abused her. This is revolting.
Remember, Weinstein is already serving a 23-year term for rape in New York.
