A jury in Los Angeles found disgraced Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein guilty of rape on Monday after 10 days of deliberation.
While the 12-member jury convicted Weinstein of rape, they did acquit him on charges of sexual battery by restraint against a Jane Doe accuser and failed to reach a unanimous decision on three sexual assault charges. PerThe jury found Weinstein guilty of three counts — forcible rape, forcible oral copulation and penetration by foreign object — against Jane Doe 1. He was acquitted of sexual battery by restraint against Jane Doe 3.
Weinstein, who has already been serving a 23-year sentence in the state of New York following a 2020 conviction on similar charges, plead not guilty to all counts of sexual assault and rape in Los Angeles. He faces a maximum of 18 years in prison for the charges in Los Angeles.
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