Disgraced Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has been convicted of rape and sexual assault against two women and led off to prison in handcuffs. 9News
The jury of seven men and five women took five days to find him guilty of criminal sex act for assaulting production assistant Mimi Haleyi at his apartment in 2006 and third-degree rape of a woman in 2013.
He was found not guilty on the most serious charge, predatory sexual assault, that could have resulted in a life sentence. The jury in Weinstein's trial found him not guilty on the most serious charge, predatory sexual assault, that could have resulted in a life sentence. Sentencing is scheduled for March 11, with the 67-year-old facing a minimum of five years and a maximum of 25 years in prison for the charge of criminal sex act in the first degree.While Weinstein did not testify, his lawyers contended that any sexual contact was consensual and that his accusers went to bed with him to advance their careers.
Weinstein is set to be remanded to jail on Rikers Island, with his lawyers attempting to get their client placed in the prison's infirmary unit or in protective custody so he can get medical supervision as he is in poor health.
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