New York appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction

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He will remain imprisoned because he was convicted in Los Angeles in 2022 of another rape and sentenced to 16 years in prison.

New York’s highest court has overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction, finding the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced the ex-movie mogul with improper rulings, including a decision to let women testify about allegations that were not part of the case.

Weinstein was acquitted in Los Angeles on charges involving one of the women who testified in New York.

 

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