Harvey Weinstein convicted by jury of first-degree criminal sex

Harvey Weinstein convicted by jury of first-degree criminal sex


The formerly celebrated Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein was convicted by a jury in New York for a second time on one of numerous charges related to sex crimes allegations.

Weinstein had been previously convicted in New York in 2020, but that had been tossed out of court in 2025 on procedural grounds.

‘Any man who demeans and degrades women in such fashion needs to be condemned and held accountable, regardless of wealth or status.’

The jury convicted Weinstein on a charge of criminal sex act in the first degree over accusations from Miriam “Mimi” Haley, who said he assaulted her in 2006 at his apartment in SoHo. Haley was a young television producer at the time and testified that she had repeatedly told him no,

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