Weinstein’s conviction in the landmark 'MeToo' case boosted Vance’s lagging legacy—a career-defining win a decade into a tenure that has been clouded by concerns that he repeatedly gave powerful people special treatment.
FILE - In this Friday Feb. 21, 2020 file photo, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr, foreground right, accompanied by Assistant District Attorney Joan Illuzzi, left, leave Harvey Weinstein's rape trial at criminal court in New York. Weinstein's rape and sexual assault conviction resuscitated Vance's lagging legacy, giving him a big, career-defining win, after he was dogged for much of his decade-long run as DA for turning down or dropping cases against powerful defendants.
In a handful of interviews last week, Vance apologized to women who felt they hadn't been heard by his office. He said the #MeToo movement, spawned by scores of allegations against Weinstein in October 2017, has changed how prosecutors and society respond to sex crimes. “I think a lot of New Yorkers were asking well, what took so long?” Greer added. “Why was it the court of public opinion that had to pressure you to do something?”
Among them, Ambra Battilana Gutierrez, who said Vance failed her in not bringing charges when she accused Weinstein of groping her at his Manhattan office in 2015, and Marissa Hoechstetter, one of dozens of women accusing Robert Hadden, the gynecologist who avoided prison time.
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