Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction upheld by New York appeals court
by Associated Press in New York from World news | The Guardian on (#5ZXXH)
Weinstein, 70, is jailed in California, where he was extradited last year to await trial on charges he assaulted five women
A New York appellate court has upheld Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction, rejecting the disgraced film producer's claims that the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced him by allowing women to testify about allegations that were not part of the criminal case.
The ruling on Thursday by a five-judge panel in the state intermediate appeals court affirmed a milestone verdict in America's reckoning with sexual misconduct by powerful figures, an era that began with a flood of allegations against Weinstein.
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