Harvey Weinstein found guilty in retrial of #MeToo case – DW – 06/11/2025
Harvey Weinstein was found guilty of one charge and acquitted of another charge. The jury was unable to reach a verdict for a third charge.
Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein was found guilty of sex crimes on Wednesday in a retrial of his landmark #MeToo case from 2020.
A Manhattan jury found Weinstein guilty of one of the top charges in his sex crimes retrial.
However, he was acquitted of another charge, while the jury was unable to reach a verdict on a third charge.
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Harvey Weinstein found guilty in retrial of #MeToo case – DW – 06/11/2025
Harvey Weinstein was found guilty of one charge and acquitted of another charge. The jury was unable to reach a verdict for a third charge. Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein was found guilty of sex crimes on Wednesday in a retrial of his landmark #MeToo case from 2020. A Manhattan jury found Weinstein guilty of one of the top charges in his sex crimes retrial. However, he was acquitted of another charge, while the jury was unable to reach a verdict on a third charge. More to follow...
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