DEVELOPING: Harvey Weinstein Rape Conviction Overturned By New York Appellate Court
Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction was overturned by the New York Appeals Court on Thursday.
The disgraced Hollywood mogul was convicted of sexual assault and rape in 2020 during the height of the #MeToo movement.
Weinstein was also found guilty of rape in a Los Angeles sexual assault trial in 2022.
New York’s high court overturned the conviction and said the remedy is a new trial.
“We conclude that the trial court erroneously admitted testimony of uncharged, alleged prior sexual acts against persons other than the complainants of the underlying crimes,” the court’s 4-3 decision said, according to AP. “The remedy for these egregious errors is a new trial.”
The AP reported:
New York’s highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction,
