On Monday, Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was convicted of two felony sex crimes and acquitted of predatory sexual assault.
“Weinstein is a vicious serial sexual predator who used his power to threaten, rape, assault, trick, humiliate and silence his victims,” said Manhattan D.A. Cyrus Vance, according to the New York Times. After reading off the six women who testified against Weinstein, as well as the two women prosecutors, Vance said, “Eight women who have changed the course of history in the fight against sexual violence. These are eight women who pulled our justice system into the 21st century by declaring that rape is rape and sexual assault is sexual assault, no matter what.”
Weinstein’s legal troubles began in 2017 when The New York Times investigated sexual allegations against the producer. Actress Ashley Judd was one of the first to go on record against Weinstein, sparking the #MeToo movement.
After his conviction, Weinstein seemed unmoved but eventually started to repeat to his lawyers that he was innocent. Later, he was taken to the hospital at Rikers Island, one of the city’s jails, for chest pains and high blood pressure.
“These next few weeks likely will be the toughest in Harvey Weinstein’s life,” said San Diego criminal defense attorney David P. Shapiro, who was not involved in the case, to Fox News. “Whether in the infirmary or protective custody,…
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