The court’s ruling is based on the fact that the judge wrongly called several women, who claimed to have been victims of the producer, to testify as witnesses, while the accusations they had made were not part of the facts who were tried at trial.
The New York Court of Appeals has cancelled This Thursday the conviction against film producer Harvey Weinstein for errors in the 2020 legal proceedings who punished him 23 years in prison and that marked the birth of the movement of #Me, too.
The court’s ruling, which is not subject to appeal, is based on the fact that The judge wrongly called several women to testify as witnesses who claimed to be victims of the producerwhile the accusations they made were not part of the facts tried.
“The remedy for these egregious errors is a new trial,” the ruling states.
Weinstein, 72, is serving two sentences in a New York prison, one of 23 years and the other of 16 years, in both cases for crimes related to sexual abuse.
Weinstein was convicted in 2020 after several women accused him of sexual harassment or assault over the years, guilty of sexually assaulting the production assistant Miriam Haley and for violation of Jessica Mannwho wanted to become an actress.
Later, in 2023, the Los Angeles County Superior Court (USA) sentenced him to an additional 16 years in prison for rape and sexual abuse to an Italian actress and model in February 2013.
That first trial, now annulled, opened the door for an American movement, then a global movement, christened #MeToo, which consisted of public testimonies from women who claimed to have been victims of sexual abuse in entertainment and work environments . in general.
The Manhattan district attorney’s office has already expressed its displeasure, saying in a statement from spokeswoman Emily Tuttle: “We will do everything in our power to retry the case, and we remain steadfast in our commitment to the survivors of sexual violence. .”
Source: EITB
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