Harvey Weinstein accuser Lauren Sivan blasts media mogul's overturned sex conviction: 'Pulling a scab off the wounds'


by New York Post

New York Post— The television reporter who accused disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein of masturbating in front of her said the decision to overturn his New York rape conviction on Thursday is like “pul

Vulture—Harvey Weinstein’s Accusers React to His Overturned Rape Conviction. “This, today, is an act of institutional betrayal,” Ashley Judd said.

The Source—Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 Sex Crime Convictions in New York Overturned. Convictions laid against Harvey Weinstein in the state of New York for rape and sexual assault have been overturned. Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years after he was found guilty in February 2020 of a criminal sexual act in the first degree and rape in the third degree. The charges are connected to the alleged […] The post Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 Sex Crime Convictions in New York Overturned first appeared on The Source.

CNN—New York appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein’s sex crimes conviction and orders a new trial. The New York Court of Appeals on Thursday overturned the sex crimes conviction against Harvey Weinstein, the powerful Hollywood producer whose downfall stood as a symbol of the #MeToo movement. The court, by a 4-3 vote, ordered a new trial. “We conclude that the trial court erroneously admitted testimony of uncharged, alleged prior sexual acts against persons other than the complainants of the underlying crimes because that testimony served no material non-propensity purpose,” the ruling,...