The downfall of the former movie magnate played out over a six-week trial that included testimony from Jennifer Siebel Newsom
A Los Angeles jury has found Harvey Weinstein guilty of rape and sexual assault, five years after dozens of women spoke out against the Hollywood producer and galvanized the #MeToo movement.
After more than nine days of deliberation, the jury convicted Weinstein of three counts of rape and sexual assault against one woman, a European model who testified anonymously as “Jane Doe 1”, while remaining divided on three other charges of rape and sexual assault by two other accusers, including Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the wife of California’s governor.
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