Harvey Weinstein was convicted of sexual assault in New York for a second time on Wednesday but acquitted of a second sexual assault charge. Jurors will continue deliberating on a rape charge.
The 12-person Manhattan jury—seven men and five women—returned the partial verdict after five days of deliberations. Weinstein held his hands clasped together and rested his head on them as the verdict was read.
The criminal sexual act charge he was found guilty of carries a sentence of up to 25 years.
The conviction stems from an allegation that he forced oral sex on ex-production assistant Miriam Haley. He ...
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