New York – From the moment he entered the courtroom in Manhattan this morning Harvey Weinstein would have known this could be his last day of freedom .and within 2 hours the jury of 7 men and five women declared this once all powerful media Titan guilty on two charges of rape and sexual assault the second more severe charge of assault in the first degree carries a maximum sentence of 25 years at the age of 67 that means Harvey Weinstein could face the rest of his life behind bars.
This result would never have been one woman accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault, and harassment .he’s reached a multimillion-dollar settlement with many of them, and because of the statute of limitations this trial has focused on the allegations of just two .the actress Jessica man in a hotel room in 2013, and that he assaulted a production assistant Mimi Haley by forcibly performing a sex act on her in his apartment in 2006, .he was found guilty on both counts. Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty to all charges and said the sex had been consensual. Today is their client was handcuffed and remanded in custody Mr. Weinstein’s lawyers were defiant.
Harvey Weinstein escaped conviction on the more severe charges.
While Harvey Weinstein escaped conviction on the more severe charges of predatory sexual assault, His spectacular fall from grace for the once untouchable movie mogul and a day of reckoning 2 for the global metoo movement, which was kickstarted by the storm of allegations against page Him, the judge told the jurors Weinstein’s trial should not be a referendum on metoo movement, because he is seen as the central villain of the piece his conviction today will doubtless feel like vindication for many.
Well, Now that Harvey Weinstein has been convicted, He is due to be sentenced on March the 11th and remember too that he faces for additional charges of sexual assault in LA .for the two women here today Gloria Allred who is an American women’s rights attorney known for taking high-profile and often controversial cases, particularly those involving the protection of women’s rights. Was quoted as saying and she looks forward to seeing him take the stand there too whatever happens there though there’s no underplaying the significance of what has happened here today Harvey Weinstein found guilty of rape and sexual assault facing potentially the rest of his life in prison, vindication for the women who dared speak out against him and for the hundreds who then became part of the metoo movement round the world.