Harvey Weinstein Is Found Guilty of Sex Crimes in #MeToo Watershed
The jury found Mr. Weinstein guilty of two felony sex crimes but acquitted him of charges that he is a sexual predator.
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Lawyers for Weinstein and His Accusers Speak Out After Verdict
Harvey Weinstein was found guilty of rape and criminal sexual act, but was acquitted of the most serious charges against him. He faces a possible sentence of between five and 29 years.
- “I could say that, right now, I’m happy to see that those years that I lost of my life are getting back. Of course, there is a lot of work to do. And I’m here to, you know, being there and speak to people so that situations like this will never happen again, and yeah, this is my mission right now.” “It’s no longer business as usual in the United States. This is the age of empowerment of women. And you cannot intimidate them anymore because women will not be silenced. They will speak up. They will have their voice. They will stand up and be subjected to your small army of defense attorneys, cross-examining them, attempting to discredit them, humiliate them, shame them, and they will still stand in their truth. So Harvey Weinstein, this justice has been a long time coming, but it’s finally here.” “It’s a bittersweet day, we’re disappointed. We knew we came in, and we were down 35 to nothing the day that we started this trial. The jurors came in knowing everything that they could know about this case. We couldn’t find a juror that never heard of Harvey Weinstein. You know, Harvey is strong. As I said, obviously he’s disappointed. But he’s strong, he’s mentally tough and he’s going to continue to fight.” “He didn’t react emotionally. There was no crying or anything like that. All he kept saying over and over again was, ‘I’m innocent, I’m innocent. How could this happen in America, I’m innocent?’”