(24 Feb 2020) THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER WRITER SAYS IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE IF ANY WEINSTEIN VICTIMS WILL HAVE COMEBACKS AFTER HIS CONVICTION
Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape and sexual assault against two women and led off to prison in handcuffs Monday (24 FEB. 2020) in what his foes hailed as a landmark moment for the legal system and a long-overdue reckoning for the man vilified as the biggest monster of the #MeToo era.
The 67-year-old Weinstein had a look of resignation on his face as he heard the verdict: guilty on two charges, not guilty on a set of more serious ones.
While it was not the across-the-board victory prosecutors and his accusers had hoped for, it could put the stooped and feeble-looking Weinstein behind bars for the rest of his life. The charges carry up to 29 years in prison.
He was acquitted on the most serious charges, two counts of predatory sexual assault, each carrying up to life in prison. Both of those counts hinged on the testimony of "Sopranos" actress Annabella Sciorra, who said Weinstein barged into her apartment, raped her and forcibly performed oral sex on her in the mid-1990s.
The trial was the first criminal case to arise from the barrage of allegations against Weinstein from more than 90 women, including actresses Gwyneth Paltrow, Salma Hayek, Ashley Judd, Uma Thurman and Mira Sorvino. Most of those cases were too old to prosecute.
"I’ve been curious to find out, will some of those actresses actually go back to acting, will there be roles for people like Annabella Sciora and Mira Sorvino," said Jeremy Barr of The Hollywood Reporter.
The Associated Press does not typically identify people who say they are victims of sex crimes unless they grant permission, as Sciorra did.
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