Harvey Weinstein guilty on 1 charge, acquitted on another in sex crimes retrial

Former film magnate Harvey Weinstein was convicted of Manhattan on Wednesday of one of the best accusations of his new trial, but acquitted from another, and the jurors have not yet been able to return a verdict on a third accusation.

The split verdict made a measure of justification to its accusers and prosecutors – but also to Weinstein – after the historic affair was thrown into the limbo.

Five years ago, Weinstein’s initial condemnation seemed to cement the fall of one of the most powerful men in Hollywood in a pivotal moment for the #MeToo movement.

But this conviction was canceled last year, and the case was referred for new trial in the same courthouse in Manhattan.

This time, a predominantly female jury condemned the former boss of the studio to have forcibly submitted a woman, Miriam Haley, to a criminal sex act in 2006.

But the jurors acquitted Weinstein from another criminal sex accusation. He was linked to Kaja Sokola, whose allegations of forced oral sex date from 2006 but were added to the case last year.

And the jurors had to continue to deliberate on Thursday for having violated another woman, Jessica Mann, in 2013.

Under the New York law, the accusation of third degree rape leads to a lower penalty that the infringement of the act of criminal sex in the first degree.

Weinstein, 73, denies sexual assault or rape.

Jury’s deliberation drama, attempt to be scratched

The deliberations of the jury landed on Wednesday. The counterpartness – which complained on Monday that other jurors pushed people to change their mind and speak of information beyond the accusations – told judge Curtis Farber that he wanted to speak.

“He said words to” I can’t go back with the other jurors “,” said Farber later.

The discussion was closed to the press and to the public, but Farber later said that the counterpozon had expressed that he did not want to change his position – anyway – and that he was the victim of intimidation.

“He said that at least another juror made comments on the effect of” I will meet you outside one day “, and there are howls and cries,” said the judge.

Weinstein’s lawyer Arthur Aidala, more severely characterized the concerns of Foreté, saying that the man said he was concerned about his security after his colleague Panellist spoke of meeting him outside and added: “You don’t know me.”

“I don’t think the court protects this juror.

Prosecutor Matthew Colangelo, however, said that the Foresque had not seemed afraid or worried, just “stubborn”.

“He said he had decided, he did not want to change it and that people were pressure to change it. This is what the jury’s deliberations involve,” said the prosecutor.

The episode was the last sign of tension among the jurors.

On Friday, one of them asked to be apologized because he thought that another member of the group was treated unjustly.

Weinstein’s lawyers then unsuccessfully asked for dissatisfaction and again after the counterpont expressed his concerns on Monday.

The jury continued to deliberate and crossed Tuesday without sending more messages to interpersonal tensions.

The seven women and five male jurors began their fifth day of deliberations on Wednesday by repeating Mann’s testimony that he raped her in a Manhattan hotel room in 2013.

The group finished Tuesday’s deliberations by asking to review this testimony.

Some jurors seemed to take new notes on Wednesday, while others were impassive while the short stenographers read the requested parts of Mann’s testimony of several days aloud.

The Associated Press generally does not identify people who say they have been sexually assaulted unless they agree to be appointed. Haley, Mann and Sokola did it.