What happened in the New York court?
The jury of seven men and five women reached their verdict on Monday morning, the fifth day of deliberations. Weinstein - who denied all charges - was convicted of sexually assaulting former production assistant Mimi Haleyi in 2006 and raping Jessica Mann, a former aspiring actress, in 2013. The judge ordered him sent to jail immediately. Weinstein showed no emotion in the minutes after the verdict But the jury acquitted him on two counts of predatory sexual assault, which carried a potential life sentence, and first-degree rape of Mann. In the minutes after the verdict, Weinstein showed no emotion as he talked to his lead lawyer Donna Rotunno. He will be sentenced on 11 March. The third-degree rape charge in New York is defined as engaging in sexual intercourse with a person who is incapable of consent, or under age 17, or who has not given consent for a reason other than the inability to consent. Prosecutors portrayed Weinstein as a serial predator who used his position of power in Hollywood to manipulate and attack women. The defence team said sex between the movie executive and the accusers was consensual, and that the accusers used the relations to advance their careers. The allegations amounted to "regret renamed as rape", the defence said. Two of the accusers kept in contact with Weinstein and had sex with him after the alleged attacks, they pointed out. How did we get here?- Allegations against Weinstein began to emerge in October 2017, when the New York Times first reported incidents dating back decades
- Weinstein issued an apology acknowledging he had "caused a lot of pain", but disputed the allegations
- As dozens more accusations emerged, Weinstein was sacked by the board of his company and all but banished from Hollywood
- A criminal investigation was launched in New York in late 2017, but Weinstein was not charged until May 2018, when he turned himself in to police.
What were the allegations in this case?
Ms Haleyi, who had worked on one of Weinstein's television productions, said she was assaulted by the producer after he invited her to his Lower Manhattan home. Weinstein sexually assaulted former production assistant Mimi Haleyi in 2006 She testified that he backed her into a bedroom, held her down on the bed and forced himself on her. Ms Mann said that she found herself in an "extremely degrading" relationship with him that did not involve intercourse until he raped her in a New York City hotel room in 2013. She said he was a "Jekyll and Hyde" figure who could be charming in public but showed his dark side when they were alone. Another one of Weinstein's accusers, Sopranos actress Annabella Sciorra, told jurors he raped her in her apartment one night in the mid-1990s. Her allegation was too old to be charged as a separate crime, but prosecutors used it in an attempt to demonstrate that the accused was a repeat sexual offender. Following the verdict, Ms Sciorra said: "I spoke for myself and with the strength of the 80-plus victims of Harvey Weinstein in my heart." Jessica Mann (left) and Anabella Sciorra accused Weinstein of rape Three other also women testified they were lured to apparent work meetings with Weinstein, then sexually assaulted.What's the reaction?
"The fight is not over," Ms Rotunno told reporters outside the courthouse. "Harvey is unbelievably strong. He took it like a man and he knows we will continue to fight for him and he knows that this is not over." She said her client was disappointed, but "mentally tough". Rose McGowan told the BBC's Newshour programme: "The little girl I was when I was hurt, she's ecstatic...This is a great day. The trash has been taken out." The actress, who was an early Weinstein accuser, added: "The fact that we are white women and attractive and of some means and it still took this many of us to even get him to have one day in court - just tells you…how almost impossible it is to even be heard, period, let alone [get] any kind of conviction." In a joint letter, actresses Ashley Judd, Lucia Evans and Rosanna Arquette and 19 other Weinstein accusers called it "disappointing that today's outcome does not deliver the true, full justice that so many women deserve," but expressed gratitude towards all the women who came forward to speak out against him. What happens next?- Weinstein's lawyer said the defence will be appealing against the conviction "immediately"
- He still faces charges of rape and sexual assault in Los Angeles, and there are other cases under review, according to the county district attorney
- Civil complaints against Weinstein continue to be fought
- In December 2019, lawyers said they reached a tentative $25m (£19m) deal with some accusers
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