Harvey Weinstein was convicted of criminal sex act in the first degree and rape in the third degree
— Ellen Barkin
Ahead of the trial, 25 women — not including those whose accusations were heard during the proceedings — issued a statement saying the trial is “critical to show that predators“Thanks to the courage of so many women who risked everything to come forward — this ugly facade came down and [Weinstein] finally faced a public and professional reckoning for his actions,” said the statement.
Weinstein is also facing new charges in California, which were announced at the start of his New York trial. The newest charges, described in a news release by the , accuse Weinstein of raping one woman and sexually assaulting another in separate incidents over a two-day period in 2013. A representative for Weinstein wasn’t immediately reached to comment on the new charges when they occurred, but in a prior statement to PEOPLE, his spokesperson said “any allegations of non-consensual sex are unequivocally denied by Mr. Weinstein. Mr. Weinstein has further confirmed that there were never any acts of retaliation against any women for refusing his advances.”
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