Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has had his conviction for sex crimes in New York overturned. The New York Court of Appeals ruled Weinstein did not receive a fair trial. The
New York's top court has overturned Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction for felony sex crimes on the grounds that he did not get a fair trial. In a 4-3 decision issued Thursday, the New York Court of Appeals determined that the judge who presided over the landmark #MeToo trial had erred in allowing prosecutors to call to the stand women whose accusations were not included in the charges against Weinstein, and to question Weinstein, if he'd decided to testify, about the decadeslong history of...
The New York Court of Appeals has overturned disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction for rape in an instantly-controversial and polarizing move. Weinstein had b
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.
Jurors convicted the Grammy Award-winning R&B singer on three charges of producing child porn and three charges of enticement of minors for sex in Chicago in 2022
Disgraced R&B singer R. Kelly was once worth hundreds of millions of dollars but is now serving what amounts to a life sentence in federal prison. After decades of sex abuse allegations and an acquittal on child pornography charges, a documentary series titled "Surviving R. Kelly" finally gave his accusers a voice and helped bring down the singer. Within six months of its airing, Kelly was facing federal prosecution in New York. He was convicted not only of sex trafficking but also of...
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,...
McGowan spoke up after accusing Weinstein of raping her in 2017'. The film producer denied her claim at the time despite paying her $100K. His 23-year sentence in New York was overturned on Thursday
R. Kelly has had his attempts to appeal a 20-year sentence quashed by a court. Jurors convicted Kelly in 2022 on charges of child porn and sex with minors. Video evidence shown during the trial in Chicago showed Kelly abusing a girl
For a state that wishes to be one of the nation’s agenda-setters and serve as a model for the country, California is woefully weak when it comes to protecting children from sex crimes. GOP state Sen. Shannon Grove has introduced a bill that would make it a felony to purchase or solicit a child for […]
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