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02-24-2020 12:17 PM - edited 02-24-2020 12:19 PM
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Harvey Weinstein is guilty of 2 of the 5 charges he faced in his NYC criminal trial -- but he was found not guilty on the charges that could have put him in prison for life.
The jury found Weinstein guilty of 1st-degree criminal sexual act and 3rd-degree rape.
He could get up to 25 years in prison just for the criminal sexual act. However, the jury found him not guilty on 2 counts of predatory sexual assault charges. Those carried a possible life sentence. He was also acquitted of 1st-degree rape.
A jury of 12 people -- 7 men and 5 women -- finally reached their verdict after 5 days and about 22 hours of deliberations. This comes after an interesting turn on Friday ... when the jurors sent a note to the judge asking if they could be hung on 2 counts of predatory sexual assault and unanimous on the others.
The judge told them to go back deliberations, and they worked it out by Monday morning.
As we reported ... Weinstein pled not guilty to 5 felony charges relating to sexual misconduct. The charges were based on the accounts of 2 women ... Miriam Haley, a TV and film production assistant who worked on "Project Runway," and former actress Jessica Mann.
The prosecution rested its case 2 weeks ago after 12 days of witness testimony. In total, 6 women testified against Weinstein, including Haley and Mann. Last Tuesday marked the start of jury deliberations.
02-24-2020 12:22 PM
This creep deserves to never again breathe a whiff of free air.
02-24-2020 12:24 PM
Why did he suddenly start using a. Walker to get around....????
02-24-2020 12:25 PM
02-24-2020 12:31 PM
02-24-2020 12:31 PM
Too bad he didn't have sort of 'front' surgery.......
02-24-2020 12:32 PM
Kudos to the jurors and the Manhatttan District Attorney's office for doing the right thing. Justice reigns in the state of New York.
02-24-2020 12:35 PM
He is a monster and deserves every minute he spends in jail. I hope the survivors of his rape and assault can experience some measure of peace.
02-24-2020 12:39 PM
His behavior was disgusting. All of Hollywood knew what he was doing and he got away with it for many years. It's about time some measure of justice was done. His "disability" is absurd. I'm glad the jury didn't fall for it.
02-24-2020 12:39 PM
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