Harvey Weinstein case: Rape conviction against producer overturned

Narrated in the film She Said, New York Times reporters Megan Toohey and Jodi Kantor’s investigation helped bring down Harvey Weinstein, a then-respected and feared Hollywood producer, by uncovering multiple allegations of rape and sexual assault, including one he authored.

Claims then multiplied (but some failed, due to the statute of limitations) and the speech was released amid the #MeToo movement that emerged from this shock wave.

4 judges for annulment, 3 against

And Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to twenty-three years in prison in New York in 2020. Added sixteen years after the 2023 trial in Los Angeles.

But this victory was short-lived. Because the New York appeal overturned the 2020 trial verdictciting procedural flaws. as well as testimony relating to facts other than those committed against the appellants who had “paints an extremely damaging picture” The accused’s sister would be admitted “wrong”.

“Courts Continue to Disrupt Successive Victories for Sexual Assault Survivors”

provocative “shocking mistakes”Four judges supported the annulment of the verdict, and three against. And it was decided to hold a new trial without setting a date.

Among the justices who opposed the decision, Madeleine Singas lamented “With this decision, the court continues to undermine the consistent victories that survivors of sexual assault have fought for. Women who carry the trauma of sexual abuse and the wounds of repeated exposure are forgotten.”

Despite this conviction being overturned, Harvey Weinstein will remain in prison until further notice.