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Judge in Harvey Weinstein trial declares mistrial on rape charge
This article contains references to sexual assault and rape. The judge overseeing Harvey Weinstein's criminal trial in Manhattan has declared a mistrial on a rape charge against the former Hollywood movie mogul, after one of the jurors refused to continue deliberations. Weinstein, once one of the most powerful figures in Hollywood, faced a retrial that began on 23 April after a New York state appeals court last year overturned his 2020 conviction. He was accused by prosecutors in this case of raping an aspiring actress and assaulting two other women. Weinstein, 73, pleaded not guilty and has denied assaulting anyone or having non-consensual sex. The jury found Weinstein guilty on one of the three counts he faced, which stemmed from his alleged assault of former production assistant Miriam (Mimi) Haley in 2006. The jury found Weinstein not guilty of a charge stemming from his alleged assault of Kaja Sokola in 2002 when she was a 16-year-old aspiring actress. Supreme Court Justice Curtis Farber declared a mistrial after the judge said the jury could not reach a verdict on a third count, which charged him with raping aspiring actress Jessica Mann in 2013. Weinstein faces up to 25 years in prison when he is sentenced. He has separately been sentenced to 16 years in prison following a rape conviction in California. In a startling development, the jury foreperson told Farber other members of the panel were shouting at him and threatening him for refusing to change his vote on the rape count. Farber sent jurors home for the day to give them time to cool down and instructed the foreperson to arrive in court separately on Thursday. In closing arguments on 3 June, the prosecution told the 12 jurors the evidence showed how Weinstein used his power and influence to trap and abuse women. The defence countered the accusers lied on the witness stand out of spite after their consensual sexual encounters with the Oscar-winning producer failed to result in Hollywood stardom. A jury found Weinstein guilty in February 2020 of raping Mann and sexually assaulting Haley. Sokola's allegation was not part of that case. The conviction was a milestone for the #MeToo movement, which encouraged women to come forward with allegations of sexual misconduct by powerful men. But the New York Court of Appeals, the state's highest court, overturned that conviction in April 2024. It said the trial judge erred by letting women testify that Weinstein had assaulted them, though their accusations were not the basis of the criminal charges. Though the conviction was thrown out, Weinstein, who has had a litany of health problems in recent years and attended the retrial in a wheelchair, has remained behind bars because of his California conviction. He is appealing that verdict. More than 100 women, including famous actresses, have accused Weinstein of misconduct. If you or someone you know is impacted by sexual assault, call 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732, text 0458 737 732, or visit . In an emergency, call 000.
ABC News
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- ABC News
US senator Alex Padilla forcefully removed and handcuffed at Homeland Security press conference
A US senator has been forcefully removed from a press conference held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and handcuffed by officers as he tried to protest recent immigration raids. Video shows Alex Padilla, a representative for California, standing by the front of the press pack as a Secret Service agent on Ms Noem's security detail grabs him by his jacket and shoves him from the room. "I'm Senator Alex Padilla," he shouts in a halting voice. "I have questions for the secretary." Scuffling with officers outside the room, he can be heard yelling, "Hands off!" As the person recording the incident follows the tussle around a corner, Senator Padilla is seen on his knees and then being pushed to the ground and handcuffed in a hallway, with several officers atop him. The senator's aggressive removal from a cabinet secretary's news conference prompted immediate outrage from his Democratic colleagues. Footage of the scuffle in Los Angeles ricocheted through the halls of congress, where stunned Democrats demanded an immediate investigation and characterised the episode as another in a line of mounting threats to democracy by President Donald Trump's administration. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said what he saw "sickened my stomach". "We need immediate answers to what the hell went on," the New York senator said from the Senate floor. In a statement, the Department of Homeland Security said Senator Padilla "chose disrespectful political theatre" and Secret Service agents "thought he was an attacker". The statement claimed Senator Padilla did not identify himself, but video shows he did as he was being pushed from the room. "Padilla was told repeatedly to back away and did not comply with officers' repeated commands," the statement said, adding "officers acted appropriately". Emerging afterward, Senator Padilla said he was removed while demanding answers about the Trump administration's "increasingly extreme immigration enforcement actions". He said he and his colleagues had received little to no response to their questions in recent weeks, so he attended the briefing for more information. "If this is how this administration responds to a senator with a question … I can only imagine what they are doing to farmworkers, to cooks, to day labourers throughout the Los Angeles community, and throughout California, and throughout the country," he said. Ms Noem told Fox LA afterward that she had a "great" conversation with Senator Padilla after the scuffle, but called his approach "something that I don't think was appropriate at all". The White House has accused the senator of grandstanding. "Padilla didn't want answers; he wanted attention," White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said. "It's telling that Democrats are more riled up about Padilla than they are about the violent riots and assaults on law enforcement in LA." The fracas in Los Angeles came just days after Democratic Representative LaMonica McIver was indicted on federal charges alleging she assaulted and interfered with immigration officers outside a detention centre in New Jersey. That incident occurred as Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested for trying to join a congressional oversight visit at the facility. Democrats have framed the charges as intimidation efforts by the Trump administration. It also follows days of rising tension between Trump and Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom over the federal military intervention in the state. In a speech earlier this week, the Mr Newsom warned "democracy is under assault before our eyes". Senator Padilla is the son of immigrants from Mexico and has been a harsh critic of Mr Trump and his mass deportations agenda. In a social media post, he argued the president "isn't targeting criminals in his mass deportation agenda, he is terrorizing communities, breaking apart families and putting American citizens in harm's way". In 2021, Senator Padilla became the state's first Latino senator when he was selected by Newsom to fill Kamala Harris' Senate seat after she was elected vice president. At the time, he was the state's chief elections officer. Democratic senators quickly gathered in the chamber to denouncing the treatment of their colleague — a well-liked and respected senator — and urged Americans to understand what was happening. Senator Elizabeth Warren said Mr Trump was making the US "look more and more like a fascist state". "Will any Republican senator speak up for our democracy?" she pleaded. House Speaker Mike Johnson accused Mr Padilla of "charging" Ms Noem and suggested the behaviour "rises to the level of a censure". "My view is it was wildly inappropriate," Mr Johnson told reporters outside the House chamber. Democrats walking past shouted over him, "That's a lie!" "A sitting member of Congress should not act like that," Mr Johnson said, loudly speaking over reporters' questions. "It's beneath a member of Congress; it's beneath the US senator." AP
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Golf: Bryson DeChambeau had a confusing interaction with the officials while he was shooting on hole four of the US Open.
