Harvey Weinstein charged with rape and arrested

[TheButcher]

Bil Cosby and now Harvey Weinstein, let's see how this one ends.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/25/nyre ... ested.html

By Benjamin Mueller and Alan Feuer

May 25, 2018

Harvey Weinstein turned himself in to New York City detectives and appeared in court on Friday on charges that he raped one woman and forced another to perform oral sex, a watershed in a monthslong sex crimes investigation and in the #MeToo movement.

Around 7:30 a.m., Mr. Weinstein walked into a police station house in Lower Manhattan, flanked by several sex crimes detectives. Toting three large books under his right arm, he looked up without saying a word as a crush of reporters and onlookers yelled, “Harvey!”

With camera shutters clicking and reporters shouting questions, the scene was a mirror image of the red carpets where Mr. Weinstein presided for decades as a movie mogul and king of Hollywood.

But after decades of harnessing his wealth and his influence in the movie industry to buy or coerce silence from women, and after withstanding an investigation into groping allegations three years ago, Mr. Weinstein’s reign ended behind bars in a police holding cell on Friday morning.



He was fingerprinted and formally booked. Then about an hour later, he was led from the First Police Precinct in TriBeCa and taken to court on Centre Street to face rape charges, his arms pinned behind him in three sets of handcuffs to accommodate his girth, a law enforcement official said.

The books he carried into the station house — among them “Elia Kazan: A Biography,” by Richard Schickel, and “Something Wonderful: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Broadway Revolution,” by Todd S. Purdum — were gone and he was buckled into his seat in a waiting ...

[JamesNet]

The legal team will make money form this as lawyers always do.

[Nakedtruth]

He was one of the biggest power brokers in Hollywood,

[TheButcher]

You can now update this, he was just found guilty of 2 charges.



https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/24/us/harve ... index.html

New York (CNN)Harvey Weinstein was found guilty Monday of committing a criminal sex act in the first degree involving one woman and rape in the third degree involving another woman.
The disgraced movie mogul faces a minimum of five years and a maximum of more than two decades in prison. He was handcuffed and taken into custody after the verdict.
Supporters of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements said the decision marks a "new era of justice."
A New York jury acquitted Weinstein, 67, on the more serious charges of predatory sexual assault involving the two women, Miriam Haley and Jessica Mann.

In this courtroom sketch, Harvey Weinstein is led out of state Supreme Court by officers after his conviction Monday in New York.
In doing so, jurors indicated that they did not find beyond a reasonable doubt that Weinstein had also raped actress Annabella Sciorra, another alleged victim whose testimony prosecutors used in an attempt to establish Weinstein's predatory behavior.
Jurors deliberated for more than 26 hours over five days before reaching a verdict Monday morning. A motion for a mistrial by the defense earlier Monday was denied.
It's not clear exactly how many years in prison Weinstein faces. Sentencing is scheduled for March 11.
For the charge of criminal sex act in the first degree, he faces a minimum of five years and a maximum of 25 years in prison.

In this courtroom sketch Weinstein, center, listens as the verdict is read.
For the charge of rape in the third degree, he essentially faces no minimum prison time and a maximum of four years.
At least 13 officers came into the courtroom before the verdict was read and surrounded the room. When the verdict was read, jurors did not appear to look at Weinstein and may have been avoiding making eye contact with anyone.
But Weinstein's criminal cases aren't over. He also faces charges of sexual assault and rape in separate incidents in Los Angeles.
How the case unfolded
Weinstein was charged with first-degree criminal sexual act, two counts of rape and two counts of predatory sexual assault.

How the charges in Harvey Weinstein's trial work
The charges are based on Haley's testimony that Weinstein forced oral sex on her in 2006 and Mann's testimony that he raped her in 2013 during what she described as an abusive relationship.
Four other women, including Sciorra, also testified that Weinstein sexually attacked them as prosecutors sought to show that he used his power in the movie industry to prey on young, inexperienced women.
Sciorra's testimony that he raped her in the winter of 1993-1994 is outside of the statute of limitations but could have been used to support the predatory sexual assault charges, which requires serious sex crimes against at least two victims.

Weinstein's defense attorneys argued that the sexual encounters were consensual. As evidence, they pointed out that both Haley and Mann had sex with Weinstein after the alleged attacks, and they continued to have friendly contact with him for years afterward.
Weinstein has also denied allegations of non-consensual sexual activity related to the other women.
The verdict 'marks a new era of justice'
The women's testimonies highlighted questions around consent and power dynamics at the heart of the #MeToo movement -- questions that have rarely, if ever, been tested in a courtroom.

Time's Up says Weinstein verdict 'marks a new era of justice'
But Tina Tchen, president and CEO of the Time's Up Foundation, said the verdict marks an important turning point.
"This trial -- and the jury's decision today -- marks a new era of justice, not just for the Silence Breakers, who spoke out at great personal risk, but for all survivors of harassment, abuse, and assault at work," Tchen said in a statement.

Once an acclaimed producer of movies such as "Shakespeare in Love" and "Pulp Fiction," Weinstein was accused by multiple women of a wide range of sexual misconduct in stories published in October 2017 in The New York Times and The New Yorker.
A wave of accusations against men abusing their power ensued in what are now known as the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements.

CNN's Eric Levenson and Holly Yan contributed to this report.

[jag]

My heart goes out to his victims

[ispdn]

He's identified now, but how many more powerful men are doing the same to women.

[xxxman]

One by one the scum are being outed and put to shame.

[TheButcher]

He got what he deserved, just saw it on cnn.com

23 years in the slammer.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/11/us/harve ... index.html

New York (CNN)Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison Wednesday in a New York courtroom.
Weinstein, 67, arrived to his sentencing hearing in a wheelchair and handcuffs. The former movie producer faced between five and 29 years for last month's convictions on first-degree criminal sexual act and third-degree rape. The charges were based on testimony in a New York courtroom by Miriam Haley and Jessica Mann, who both spoke at the sentencing.
"If Harvey Weinstein had not been convicted by this jury, it would have happened again and again and again," Haley said Wednesday in court. "I'm relieved he will now know he's not above the law. I'm relieved there are women out there who are safer because he's not out there."
Haley and the five other women who testified against Weinstein at his trial -- Mann, actress Annabella Sciorra and three "prior bad acts" witnesses -- arrived to court with prosecutors and sat in the front row. Actress Rosie Perez, who testified in support of Sciorra's claims, walked in with them and sat in the second row.

Weinstein was acquitted of two more serious charges of predatory sexual assault, which could have come with a life sentence. Still, he faces five to 25 years in prison for the criminal sexual act charge, and up to four years in prison for the rape charge.
Judge James Burke decided the sentence for each charge.
Assistant District Attorney Joan Illuzzi-Orbon on Wednesday asked Burke to sentence Weinstein to the maximum or near the maximum sentence, with the sentences served concurrently.
Defense attorneys have asked that he get the minimum possible sentence: five years. Anything more than that is "basically the death penalty," defense attorney Arthur Aidala said, citing Weinstein's health and age. He called him a "broken down man."
Weinstein has been in state custody since the verdict and has had several health issues. He had a heart procedure last week during which doctors inserted a stent, and on Sunday he fell while at Rikers Island jail, his publicist Juda Engelmayer told CNN.
Victims describe how Weinstein changed their lives
In court before the sentence was handed down, Haley broke down crying Wednesday during her victim impact statement as she described being assaulted by Weinstein.
"I believe that when he attacked me that evening with physical force, with no regard for my cries and protests, it scarred me deeply -- mentally and emotionally," Haley said.
These are the women who testified against Harvey Weinstein
These are the women who testified against Harvey Weinstein
Haley said the past two years have been excruciating, filled with paranoia and fear of retaliation daily. And while testifying against Weinstein was difficult, it did help Haley process what happened to her, she said.
Haley felt Weinstein showed a lack of remorse or acknowledgment for his crimes, she said, and she asked the judge to consider a sentence "long enough for Harvey Weinstein to acknowledge what he has done."
Mann minutes later asked Burke to impose the maximum sentence for rape in the third degree, with sentences served concurrently.
Mann wants the "gift" of knowing exactly where Weinstein is at all times, she said, adding she hopes he'll be rehabilitated in prison.
"Twelve people found Harvey unanimously guilty of raping me. That is not an easy task," she said.
Mann also referenced drug charges that she said carry longer sentence recommendations than third-degree rape.
"How am I not worth more than cocaine?" she said.
Michelle Simpson Tuegel, an attorney who has worked in criminal defense, had said she did not expect Weinstein to speak at his sentencing because anything he says could be used against him in his appeal or in future cases.
Weinstein also faces felony charges of forcible rape, forcible oral copulation, sexual penetration by use of force and sexual battery by restraint in Los Angeles. Prosecutors say he raped one woman and sexually assaulted another in separate incidents over a two-day period in February 2013.
Weinstein has not yet turned himself in or been arraigned on the California charges.
He has denied all allegations of "nonconsensual sexual activity" related to the New York case and other claims made against him.
Defense asks for 5 years in prison
Illuzzi-Orbon on Wednesday referenced the submitted sentencing memo that she said detailed additional accounts of victims of Weinstein's abuse and show his lack of human empathy, selfishness, and a life rooted in criminality. One assistant told prosecutors Weinstein threatened to kill her and her entire family, Illuzzi-Orbon said.
The prosecutor also described the glamorous lifestyle Weinstein lived as a giant of the movie industry.
"He got drunk on the power," Illuzzi-Orbon said. "Young struggling dreamers were not real people to him."
Illuzzi-Orbon read a profile of Weinstein given to hotel employees in which they were cautioned, "Do not go near the car. Do not speak at him. Do not look at him. Stay away."
Illuzzi-Orbon thanked the six women who testified against Weinstein and thanked them for attending the sentencing hearing. She also thanked the news media for its coverage. And she thanked Burke, noting that the trial lasted a week longer than anticipated.
Harvey Weinstein's attorneys ask for him to receive the shortest possible prison sentence
Harvey Weinstein's attorneys ask for him to receive the shortest possible prison sentence
Illuzzi-Orbon also noted Weinstein's significant legal representation, saying she thought his defense team made every reasonable argument it should have and could have made on his behalf.
The Manhattan District Attorney's office argued in an 11-page court filing last week that Weinstein should receive a sentence that "reflects the seriousness of defendant's offenses." He led a "lifetime of abuse towards others, sexual and otherwise," prosecutors argued, and they highlighted three dozen uncharged incidents and accusations.
"Starting in the 1970s, he has trapped women into his exclusive control and assaulted or attempted to assault them," Illuzzi-Orbon wrote in a letter.
However, Weinstein's defense attorneys requested a five-year prison sentence, the minimum for his criminal sexual act conviction, according to a sentencing letter provided by his spokesman.
His attorneys wrote that Weinstein's personal charitable giving, advanced age, medical issues and lack of a criminal history should lead to a lower sentence. They wrote that his life "has been destroyed" since the publication of an article in The New Yorker in October 2017 that alleged systemic abuse of women in the entertainment industry.
"His wife divorced him, he was fired from The Weinstein Company, and in short, he lost everything," the attorneys wrote.

The attorneys also cited the "collateral consequences" he continues to face.
"Mr. Weinstein cannot walk outside without being heckled, he has lost his means to earn a living, simply put, his fall from grace has been historic, perhaps unmatched in the age of social media," according to the letter signed by attorneys Damon Cheronis, Donna Rotunno and Aidala.

[jag]

23 years is not enough for what he did to all those women.

[alina]

He got a life sentence in effect, he's old and frail, he'll die in prison. He was a bad apple who hurt so many women over the years.

[badkitty]

Fuck him

[bestfreeporn]

You rape you go to jail for life, what I say about fucking rapists.

[cimage]

He has tested positive for the Coronavirus from what I read online over the weekend.

[urbanlegend]

He has tested positive for the Coronavirus from what I read online over the weekend.

He got the killer KARMA bug he deserved

[Affman]

Breaking news I just read.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/harvey-wei ... -new-york/


"Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction on rape charges has been overturned by the State of New York Court of Appeals, which ordered a new trial.

The court found that the judge who presided over the disgraced movie mogul's case had made a mistake by allowing prosecutors to call witnesses whose accusations were not part of the charges against him, according to the 4-3 decision. The text of the decision was released Thursday morning.

This is a breaking news story and will be updated. "