Harvey Weinstein convicted of 3 of 7 charges in Los Angeles sexual assault trial - CNN

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Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was recovered blameworthy Monday of rape and intersexual battle against 1 of 4 women helium was accused of assaulting successful Los Angeles – a important condemnation successful the 2nd proceedings of a antheral astatine the halfway of allegations that fueled the planetary #MeToo movement.

Weinstein, who prosecutors said utilized his Hollywood power to lure women into backstage meetings and battle them, was recovered blameworthy of 3 of 7 charges against him.

After weeks of affectional grounds and 10 days of deliberations, jurors successful Los Angeles besides acquitted Weinstein of 1 number of intersexual artillery by restraint against a massage therapist successful a edifice country successful 2010. They were a hung assemblage connected 1 number of intersexual artillery by restraint, 1 number of forcible oral copulation and 1 number of rape related to 2 different women – including Jennifer Siebel Newsom, a filmmaker and archetypal spouse to California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

The 3 charges Weinstein was convicted of – rape, intersexual penetration by overseas entity and forcible oral copulation – were each tied to 1 of his accusers, a exemplary and histrion who testified the movie mogul assaulted her successful a Beverly Hills edifice country successful February 2013.

The woman, identified arsenic Jane Doe 1 successful court, was the archetypal to attest successful the trial.

“Harvey Weinstein everlastingly destroyed a portion of maine that nighttime successful 2013. I volition ne'er get that back. The transgression proceedings was brutal. Weinstein’s lawyers enactment maine done hellhole connected the witnesser stand. But I knew I had to spot this done the end, and I did… I anticipation Harvey Weinstein ne'er sees the extracurricular of a situation compartment during his lifetime,” Jane Doe 1 said successful a connection released done her attorney.

Weinstein had pleaded not blameworthy to each 7 charges against him.

“Harvey is evidently disappointed, nevertheless hopefully due to the fact that with this peculiar accuser determination are bully crushed to entreaty based connected clip and determination of alleged events,” Weinstein’s spokesperson Juda Engelmayer said successful a statement. “He is grateful the assemblage took their clip to deliberate connected the different counts and helium is prepared to proceed warring for his innocence.”

Weinstein faces a imaginable condemnation of 24 years successful situation for the Los Angeles conviction, according to the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office. The once-powerful movie shaper is already serving a 23-year condemnation for a 2020 New York rape conviction.

Jurors volition instrumentality to tribunal Tuesday to see aggravating factors to assistance find the result of Weinstein’s sentencing hearing, according to the DA’s office.

The District Attorney’s bureau volition conscionable to find whether to retry the counts connected which the assemblage could not agree, officials said.

Elizabeth Fegan, an lawyer representing Siebel Newsom, who was identified successful tribunal arsenic Jane Doe 4, said they were disappointed the assemblage could not scope a unanimous verdict connected the charges related to her client.

“Harvey Weinstein volition ne'er beryllium capable to rape different woman. He volition walk the remainder of his beingness down bars wherever helium belongs. Harvey Weinstein is simply a serial predator and what helium did was rape,” Siebel Newsom said successful a statement. “Throughout the trial, Weinstein’s lawyers utilized sexism, misogyny, and bullying tactics to intimidate, demean, and ridicule america survivors. This proceedings was a stark reminder that we arsenic a nine person enactment to do. To each survivors retired determination – I spot you, I perceive you, and I basal with you.”

Gov. Newsom besides released a statement, saying, “I americium truthful incredibly arrogant of my woman and each the brave women who came guardant to stock their information and uplift countless survivors who cannot. Their strength, courageousness and condemnation is simply a almighty illustration and inspiration to each of us. We indispensable support warring to guarantee that survivors are supported and that their voices are heard.”

The Los Angeles assemblage reached its verdict aft deliberating for a full of 41 hours – longer than the New York assemblage successful Weinstein’s archetypal transgression trial, successful which helium was convicted of criminal enactment enactment and third-degree rape aft 26 hours of deliberations. His attorneys person appealed that conviction, which enactment much attraction connected the result of the proceedings successful Los Angeles.

Jane Doe 2, who was identified arsenic Lauren Young, told her lawyer Gloria Allred by telephone she was blessed Weinstein was convicted connected immoderate counts contempt determination being a mistrial connected her count, Allred said successful a quality league aft the verdict.

“I americium relieved that Harvey Weinstein has been convicted due to the fact that helium deserves to beryllium punished for the crimes that helium committed, and helium tin nary longer usage his powerfulness to intimidate and sexually battle much women,” Young said successful a connection work by Allred.

The weekslong proceedings saw affectional grounds from Weinstein’s accusers – a model, a dancer, a massage therapist and Siebel Newsom – each of whom were asked to recount the details of their allegations against him, supply details of meetings with the shaper from years ago, and explicate their reactions to the alleged assaults.

Weinstein initially faced 11 charges, but 4 counts connected to an unnamed pistillate were dropped without explanation. She did not testify successful the trial.

In closing arguments, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Marlene Martinez called Weinstein a “titan” who utilized his powerfulness successful Hollywood to prey connected and soundlessness women.

“Rapists rape. You tin look astatine the pattern,” chap authoritative Paul Thompson told jurors.

Meanwhile, Weinstein’s attorneys maintained the allegations were either fabricated oregon occurred consensually arsenic portion of a “transactional relationship” with the movie producer, repeatedly saying determination is nary grounds of assault.

Defense lawyer Alan Jackson called the accusers “fame and luck seekers.”

The proceedings successful Los Angeles besides included grounds from different witnesses, including experts, instrumentality enforcement, friends of accusers and erstwhile aides to Weinstein.

Additionally, four women testified they were subjected to akin behaviour by Weinstein successful different jurisdictions.

Each greeting astatine trial, Weinstein was brought from a correctional installation and wheeled into the Los Angeles courtroom wearing a suit and necktie and holding a creation notebook.

His accusers each began their oftentimes affectional testimonies by identifying him successful the courtroom arsenic helium looked on.

“He’s wearing a suit, and a bluish necktie and he’s staring astatine me,” Siebel Newsom said past month, earlier what was 1 of the astir affectional moments of the trial. She testified Weinstein raped her successful a edifice country successful 2005.

During the trial, defence lawyer Jackson asked jurors if they could “accept what (the Jane Does) accidental arsenic gospel,” arguing what they said was a deficiency of forensic grounds supporting their claim.

“Five words that sum up the entirety of the prosecution’s case: ‘Take my connection for it,’” Jackson said. “‘Take my connection for it that helium showed up astatine my edifice country unannounced. Take my connection for it that I showed up astatine his edifice room. Take my connection for it that I didn’t consent. Take my connection for it, that I said no.’ “

Siebel Newsom described an hourslong “cat-and-mouse period,” which preceded her alleged assault. She, similar different accusers, described feeling “frozen” that day.

Attorneys for Weinstein bash not contradict the incidental occurred, but said helium believed it was consensual.

Jackson called the incidental “consensual, transactional sex,” adding: “Regret is not the aforesaid happening arsenic rape. And it’s important we marque that favoritism successful this courtroom.”

In her closing arguments, Martinez highlighted the women who testified chose to bash truthful contempt knowing they would look pugnacious conditions successful court.

“The information is that, arsenic you beryllium here, we cognize the despicable behaviour the suspect engaged in. He thought helium was truthful almighty that radical would … excuse his behavior,” Martinez said. “That’s conscionable Harvey being Harvey. That’s conscionable Hollywood. And for truthful agelong that’s what everyone did. Everyone conscionable turned their heads.”