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Weinstein victims’ fury as rape conviction overturned as Bragg commits to retry case (www.independent.co.uk)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The women who came forward against Harvey Weinstein reacted with fury after the disgraced media mogul’s rape and sexual assault convictions were overturned by a New York appeals court on Thursday.

Weinstein, 72, was found guilty in 2020 of raping and assaulting two women, and is serving his 23-year sentence at a prison in upstate New York.

In a 4-3 decision on Thursday, New York’s highest court ruled the original judge made “egregious errors” in the trial by allowing prosecutors to call witnesses whose allegations were not related to the charges at hand.

Weinstein was once one of Hollywood’s most well-connected and powerful producers who made a series of Oscar-winning films. But behind the glamourous facade, it was a different story. More than 80 women have accused him of abuse ranging from groping to rape. Even with his conviction overturned in New York, he remains convicted of rape in California.

The Weinstein revelations launched the #MeToo movement in 2017, which saw women from all corners of society come forward to talk about their experiences of sexual harassment and assault.

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[–] [email protected] 50 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I had read at the time that it was considered pretty questionable and people weren't sure it would stand up to appeal. You get accused of a crime, and there isn't much evidence that you did it, but in the trial a bunch of people say that you did the same thing to them, but also without evidence and they didn't report the crime.

The guy is obviously guilty and has gotten away with it because he was rich and powerful, but I can see how the scenario could be abused to convict someone who's Innocent.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Just chiming in to say I appreciate seeing these reasonable takes

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

Love some nuance.