Harvey Weinstein found guilty in second sex crimes trial

 

A Los Angeles jury has found former Hollywood film mogul Harvey Weinstein guilty of raping a woman.

During the two-month trial, it was revealed that Weinstein had enticed women into private meetings with him before abusing them.

When he is convicted, the 70-year-old Oscar winner could spend up to 24 years behind bars.

After being found guilty of rape and sexual assault at his first trial in New York two years ago, he has already completed nearly 23 years in prison.

Weinstein was found guilty on Monday of two counts of sexual assault and rape against an accuser who will only be identified as Jane Doe 1.

The jury was unable to reach a judgement about the accusations made by Jane Doe 2 and Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the wife of California Governor Gavin Newsom. On those counts, the court declared a mistrial.

He was also cleared of sexual battery against Jane Doe 3, one of his accusers.

The co-founder of the entertainment corporation Miramax and producer of Shakespeare in Love and Pulp Fiction was wearing a grey suit and appeared pale.the Los Angeles court on Monday.

As he had done in earlier court appearances, he was not in a wheelchair.