{"id":32,"date":"2023-02-23T15:43:49","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T21:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/harvey-weinstein-sentenced-to-16-years-in-prison-for-rape-and-sexual-assault\/"},"modified":"2023-02-23T15:43:49","modified_gmt":"2023-02-23T21:43:49","slug":"harvey-weinstein-sentenced-to-16-years-in-prison-for-rape-and-sexual-assault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/harvey-weinstein-sentenced-to-16-years-in-prison-for-rape-and-sexual-assault\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvey Weinstein Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Rape and Sexual Assault"},"content":{"rendered":"

Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 16 years in prison in the recent Los Angeles rape trial.[0]<\/a><\/sup> An anonymous survivor, referred to as Jane Doe #1, had the disgraced producer convicted on three counts of rape and sexual assault.[1]<\/a><\/sup> Regarding two other survivors, including Jennifer Siebel Newsom, wife of California governor Gavin Newsom, he was acquitted of an additional assault, while jurors failed to reach a verdict.[2]<\/a><\/sup> This sentence will be added to the 23-year sentence Weinstein is already serving in New York for a separate rape and sexual assault conviction.[3]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Jane Doe #1, who gave testimony that Weinstein assaulted her at a hotel following the Los Angeles Italia Film Festival in 2013, is the source of the charges.[4]<\/a><\/sup> The jury declared the defendant not guilty of sexual battery by restraint in regards to the second accuser, Jane Doe 2, and were unable to come to a verdict in regards to the accusations involving Jane Doe 3 and Jane Doe 4.[5]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Weinstein's attorneys have argued that the judge wrongly precluded them from introducing relevant evidence and argument, particularly centering around Jane Doe #1. Before the sentencing, Judge Lench delivered a lengthy argument as to why Weinstein should be granted a new trial, alleging that the judge \u201callowed perjury on the stand\u201d from Jane Doe #1.[6]<\/a><\/sup> He declared the defense had been “sandbagged by a lie told on the stand,” and asserted the jury had been “got sucked into the lies of Jane Doe #1.”[6]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Weinstein said: “This is a made up story. With all due respect, Jane Doe One is an actress… Jane Doe One can turn on the tears.”[7]<\/a><\/sup> His defense also argued it was improper for the judge to instruct the jury on a law that allows jurors to infer Weinstein was aware of his guilt.<\/p>\n

In response to the sentencing, a rep for Weinstein, Juda Engelmayer, said in statement: “It's a cruel sentence, given his age, his health and the conditions of his conviction in Los Angeles, when the charges were from a person who lied, with the judge and prosecutor well aware of it and permitting it, about critical elements of her own claim. It's not justice, but a pile on for a man many people just decided should be cast off and discarded regardless of facts. It will be appealed.”[7]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Jane Doe #1 then spoke in court, saying: “Before that night I was a very happy and confident woman.[3]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

0. <\/span>“Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 16 years in L.A. rape conviction” NBC News, 23 Feb. 2023, https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/harvey-weinsteins-prison-term-double-l-rape-sentence-rcna71702<\/a><\/p>\n

1. <\/span>“Harvey Weinstein begs for mercy as he's jailed 16 more years for rape and sexual assault” Express, 23 Feb. 2023, https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/celebrity-news\/1738692\/Harvey-Weinstein-sentenced-rape-sexual-assault-Hollywood-movies-news-latest<\/a><\/p>\n

2. <\/span>“Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 16 additional years in prison” The A.V. Club, 23 Feb. 2023, https:\/\/www.avclub.com\/harvey-weinstein-sentenced-to-16-more-years-in-prison-1850150015<\/a><\/p>\n

3. <\/span>“Harvey Weinstein set to be sentenced for rape conviction in LA” KABC-TV, 23 Feb. 2023, https:\/\/abc7.com\/harvey-weinstein-set-to-be-sentenced-for-rape-conviction-in-la\/12866545\/<\/a><\/p>\n

4. <\/span>“Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 16 years in prison in LA rape conviction” Insider, 23 Feb. 2023, https:\/\/www.insider.com\/harvey-weinstein-sentenced-16-years-prison-term-la-rape-conviction-2023-2<\/a><\/p>\n

5. <\/span>“Harvey Weinstein Sentenced To 16 Years In Prison In L.A. Sexual Assault Case” TMZ, 23 Feb. 2023, https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2023\/02\/23\/harvey-weinstein-sentenced-sexual-assault-case-los-angeles\/<\/a><\/p>\n

6. <\/span>“Harvey Weinstein Sentenced to 16 Years After Rape Conviction, Putting Former Movie Mogul Behind Bars for Life” Yahoo Entertainment, 23 Feb. 2023, https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/harvey-weinstein-sentenced-16-years-192553606.html<\/a><\/p>\n

7. <\/span>“Harvey Weinstein begs for mercy as he is jailed for another 16 years” Sky News, 23 Feb. 2023, https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/harvey-weinstein-begs-for-mercy-as-he-is-jailed-for-another-16-years-12818210<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 16 years in prison in the recent Los Angeles rape trial.[0] An anonymous survivor, referred to as Jane Doe #1, had the disgraced producer convicted on three counts of rape and sexual assault.[1] Regarding two other survivors, including Jennifer Siebel Newsom, wife of California governor Gavin Newsom, he was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":31,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}