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Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction is overturned by New York’s top court
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and
DAVE COLLINS
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s high-
est court on Thursday overturned
Harvey Weinstein ‘s 2020 rape con-
viction, reversing a landmark ruling
of the #MeToo era. The court found
the trial judge unfairly allowed testi-
mony against the ex-movie mogul
based on allegations that weren’t
part of the case.
Weinstein, 72, will remain in prison
because he was convicted in Los
Angeles in 2022 of another rape. But
the New York ruling reopens a pain-
ful chapter in America’s reckoning
with sexual misconduct by powerful
figures — an era that began in 2017
with a flood of allegations against
Weinstein.
While Thursday’s ruling was a blow
to #MeToo advocates, they noted
it was based on legal technicalities
and not an exoneration of Wein-
stein’s behavior, saying the original
trial irrevocably moved the cultural
needle on attitudes about sexual as-
sault.
Continued on Page 2 Former film producer Harvey Weinstein appears in court in Los Angeles, Oct. 4 2022.
Associated Press
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