H*rvey W*instein found guilty of three (out of seven) charges in Los Angeles trial

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On Monday after 41 hours of deliberation, H*rvey W*instein was found guilty of three charges [sensitive content](rape, sexual penetration by foreign object, and forcible oral copulation) all tied to one victim, Jane Doe 1, a model and actress who testified that he assaulted her in a Beverly Hills hotel room in February 2013.


On Tuesday, the jury met to consider aggravating factors which could make him eligible for a harsher sentence on the three guilty charges. They deliberated as to whether Jane Doe 1 was harmed and particularly vulnerable, and if W*instein committed the crimes with planning, professionalism, or sophistication. Ten jurors felt the criteria had been met but two of the jurors did not.

Sentencing is scheduled for January 9. Only Jane Doe 1 will be allowed to read a victim impact statement at that time (judges can allow other victims to read impact statements before sentencing, as seen in the Larry Nassar trial). He faces a sentence of up to 24 years for these three convictions. Legal experts predict he will be sentenced to 18 years. He has served two years of a 23 year prison sentence for his 2020 New York rape conviction.

The jury was hung on the remaining three charges: [sensitive content] one count of sexual battery by restraint, one count of forcible oral copulation, and one count of rape. These three charges were related to two other women. The prosecutor said that they will consult with the victims before deciding whether to try him again for these three charges.

He was acquitted of one count of sexual battery by restraint against a massage therapist in a hotel room in 2010.

Two jurors spoke with the press after the trial. One said, "We felt horrible for everybody. Everybody seemed believable. It’s hard to prove all of them with time and memory.” The same juror said that the addition of uncharged witnesses became confusing for some jurors.

Another juror said he found Jane Doe 1 the most convincing. He also said that the contact the accusers had with W*instein following their alleged assaults was a key factor in deciding the verdict, particularly in the case of Jennifer Siebel Newsom.

Statements made after the trial:

Jane Doe 1:
“Harvey W*instein forever destroyed a part of me that night in 2013. I will never get that back. The criminal trial was brutal. W*instein’s lawyers put me through hell on the witness stand. But I knew I had to see this through the end, and I did… I hope Harvey W*instein never sees the outside of a prison cell during his lifetime."

Lauren Young (Jane Doe 2):
“I am relieved that Harvey W*instein has been convicted because he deserves to be punished for the crimes that he committed, and he can no longer use his power to intimidate and sexually assault more women."

Jennifer Siebel Newsom (Jane Doe 4):
"Harvey W*instein will never be able to rape another woman. He will spend the rest of his life behind bars where he belongs. Harvey W*instein is a serial predator and what he did was rape. Throughout the trial, W*instein’s lawyers used sexism, misogyny, and bullying tactics to intimidate, demean, and ridicule us survivors. This trial was a stark reminder that we as a society have work to do. To all survivors out there - I see you, I hear you, and I stand with you."

Governor Gavin Newsom:
"I am so incredibly proud of my wife and all the brave women who came forward to share their truth and uplift countless survivors who cannot. Their strength, courage and conviction is a powerful example and inspiration to all of us. We must keep fighting to ensure that survivors are supported and that their voices are heard."

Women who have accused Weinstein of rape include: [sensitive content]

1. Lysette Anthony told British police in October 2017 that he raped her in the late 1980s at her home in London
2. Asia Argento told The New Yorker that in 1997, he invited her into a hotel room, "pulled her skirt up, forced her legs apart, and performed oral sex on her as she repeatedly told him to stop".
3. Wedil David, an actress, said that in 2016, he raped her in a Beverly Hills hotel room.
4. Paz de la Huerta said he had raped her on two separate occasions in November and December 2010.
5. Lucia Evans said, after a business meeting in 2004, he forced her to perform oral sex on him.
6. Hope Exiner d'Amore, a former employee, said he raped her during a business trip to New York in the late 1970s.
7. Miriam "Mimi" Haleyi, a production crew member, said he forcibly performed oral sex on her in his New York City apartment in 2006 when she was in her twenties.
8. Dominique Huett said he forcibly performed oral sex on her and then carried out another sexual act in front of her.
9. Natassia Malthe said in 2008, he barged into her London hotel room at night and raped her.
10. Jessica Mann testified in 2020 that he raped her on March 18, 2013.
11. Rose McGowan wrote on Twitter that she told the Amazon Studios head Roy Price that he had raped her, but Price ignored this and continued collaborating with him. Price later resigned from his post following sexual harassment allegations against him.
12. Annabella Sciorra said that, in the early 1990s, he forced himself into her apartment, shoved her onto her bed and raped her.
13. Melissa Thompson, a tech entrepreneur, told Sky News he raped her in his hotel room following a business meeting in 2011.
14. Wende Walsh, model and aspiring actress said that when she was working as a waitress at an Elmwood Avenue bar in the late 1970s, he begged her for a ride and then once inside the car, he sexually assaulted her.
15. An unnamed woman told The New Yorker that he invited her into a hotel room on a pretext, and "forced himself on [her] sexually" despite her protests.
16. An unnamed actress told the Los Angeles Times that in 2013, he "bullied his way" into her hotel room, grabbed her by the hair, dragged her into the bathroom and raped her.
17. An anonymous woman who works in the film industry says in a civil claim she filed in the U.K. in November 2017 that he sexually assaulted her several times sometime after 2000.
18. An unnamed Canadian actress says he sexually assaulted her in 2000. She filed suit against him in 2017.
19. An unnamed actress sued him for sexual battery and assault, alleging that in 2016 he forced her into sex.
20. An unnamed industry acquaintance sued him for rape, alleging that he raped her during a 2000 presidential debate.

Women who said they had been sexually harassed or assaulted by W*instein include: [spoiler cut because it is a very long list]

1. Amber Anderson, actress
2. Lysette Anthony, actress
3. Asia Argento, actress and director
4. Rosanna Arquette, actress
5. Jessica Barth, actress
6. Kate Beckinsale, actress
7. Juls Bindi, massage therapist
8. Cate Blanchett, actress
9. Helena Bonham Carter, actress
10. Zoë Brock, model
11. Cynthia Burr, actress
12. Liza Campbell, writer and artist
13. Alexandra Canosa, producer
14. Rowena Chiu, W*instein employee
15. Marisa Coughlan, actress and writer
16. Hope Exiner d'Amore, W*instein employee
17. Florence Darel, actress
18. Wedil David, actress
19. Emma de Caunes, actress
20. Paz de la Huerta, actress
21. Juliana De Paula, model
22. Cara Delevingne, actress and model
23. Sophie Dix, actress
24. Jane Doe, model and aspiring actress
25. Lacey Dorn, actress and filmmaker[
26. Kaitlin Doubleday, actress
27. Caitlin Dulany, actress
28. Dawn Dunning, actress
29. Lina Esco, actress and director
30. Alice Evans, actress
31. Lucia Evans, formerly Lucia Stoller, actress
32. Angie Everhart, model and actress
33. Claire Forlani, actress
34. Romola Garai, actress
35. Louisette Geiss, screenwriter and actress
36. Louise Godbold, nonprofit organization director
37. Judith Godrèche, actress
38. Trish Goff, former model, actress, and real estate broker
39. Larissa Gomes, actress
40. Heather Graham, actress
41. Eva Green, actress
42. Ambra Gutierrez, formerly Ambra Battilana, model
43. Mimi Haleyi, former production assistant
44. Daryl Hannah, actress
45. Salma Hayek, actress and producer
46. Lena Headey, actress
47. Anne Heche, actress
48. Lauren Holly, actress
49. Dominique Huett, actress
50. Jessica Hynes, actress, director and writer
51. Amy Israel, Miramax executive
52. Angelina Jolie, actress and director
53. Ashley Judd, actress and political activist
54. Minka Kelly, actress
55. Katherine Kendall, actress
56. Heather Kerr, actress
57. Mia Kirshner, actress
58. Myleene Klass, singer and model
59. Nannette Klatt, actress
60. Liz Kouri, actress
61. Olga Kurylenko, model and actress
62. Jasmine Lobe, actress
63. Emma Loman (alias), German actress
64. Ivana Lowell, author and daughter of Lady Caroline Blackwood
65. Laura Madden, W*instein employee
66. Madonna, singer-songwriter and actress
67. Natassia Malthe, actress
68. Jessica Mann, former aspiring actress
69. Julianna Margulies, actress
70. Brit Marling, actress
71. Sarah Ann Masse, actress, comedian, and writer
72. Ashley Matthau, actress
73. Rose McGowan, actress
74. Natalie Mendoza, actress
75. Sophie Morris, administrative assistant
76. Katya Mtsitouridze, TV hostess and head of Russian film body Roskino
77. Emily Nestor, W*instein employee
78. Jennifer Siebel Newsom, documentary filmmaker and actress
79. Connie Nielsen, actress
80. Kadian Noble, actress
81. Lupita Nyong'o, actress
82. Lauren O'Connor, W*instein employee
83. Gwyneth Paltrow, actress
84. Samantha Panagrosso, former model
85. Zelda Perkins, W*instein employee
86. Vu Thu Phuong, actress and businesswoman
87. Sarah Polley, actress, writer, and director
88. Emanuela Postacchini, actress
89. Monica Potter, actress
90. Aishwarya Rai, actress
91. Tomi-Ann Roberts, professor of psychology and former aspiring actress
92. Lisa Rose, Miramax employee
93. Erika Rosenbaum, actress
94. Melissa Sagemiller, actress
95. Annabella Sciorra, actress
96. Léa Seydoux, actress
97. Lauren Sivan, journalist
98. Chelsea Skidmore, actress and comedian
99. Mira Sorvino, actress
100. Kaja Sokola, model
101. Tara Subkoff, actress
102. Melissa Thompson
103. Uma Thurman, actress
104. Paula Wachowiak, W*instein employee
105. Wende Walsh, model and aspiring actress
106. Paula Williams, actress
107. Sean Young, actress

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