Harvey Weinstein Convicted of Sexual Assault in Mixed Verdict
In 2020, Harvey Weinstein was found guilty of rape and sexual assault in New York. However, his conviction was overturned on appeal in 2024, leading to a second trial in 2025. The original verdict was overthrown due to an appeals court decision that Judge James M. Burke had allowed testimony from accusers not included in the indictment, which was deemed as an abuse of judicial discretion because it didn’t provide evidence related to Weinstein’s credibility regarding the specific charges against him. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg decided to re-try Weinstein with only three accusers in the 2025 trial.