Jury finds Harvey Weinstein guilty of criminal sexual acts in the first degree and rape in the third degree

Harvey Weinstein was found guilty of criminal sexual act and third-degree rape, but acquitted of other charges.
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Jury finds Harvey Weinstein guilty of criminal sexual acts in the first degree and rape in the third degree
Harvey Weinstein arrives at a Manhattan courthouse during jury deliberation in his trial. Credit: Seth Wenig/AP/Shutterstock

Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty of criminal sexual acts in the first degree related to accuser Miriam "Mimi" Haley and rape in the third degree related to accuser Jessica Mann.

He was acquitted of other charges, which included two charges of predatory sexual assault and one charge of rape in the first degree, per USA Today. The predatory sexual assault charges, supported by actress Annabella Sciorra, could have sentenced Weinstein to life in prison.

Weinstein will be sentenced on March 11, facing up to 25 years in prison. The criminal sexual assault conviction carries five to 25 years, while a conviction of rape in the third degree could be anywhere between 18 months and four years.


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The verdict for the five charges was announced Monday morning, after jury deliberations stalled last week on the predatory sexual assault charges. Mann, Haley, and Sciorra all testified during the six-week trial, as did Dawn Dunning, Tarale Wulff, and Lauren Marie Young.

UPDATE: March 11, 2020, 11:18 a.m. EDT Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison, reporter Elizabeth Wagmeister said on Twitter.

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Proma Khosla is a Senior Entertainment Reporter writing about all things TV, from ranking Bridgerton crushes to composer interviews and leading Mashable's stateside coverage of Bollywood and South Asian representation. You might also catch her hosting video explainers or on Mashable's TikTok and Reels, or tweeting silly thoughts from @promawhatup.

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