Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction has been overturned by a New York appeals court.
  • yildolw@lemmy.world
    3·
    2 months ago

    One of his rape convictions, to be sent back to retrial. He’s still doing 14 years for the other one

  • xyzzy@lemm.ee
    3·
    2 months ago

    “This is major prejudice,” Aidala argued in February. “It’s saying, ‘He’s a bad guy. He’s a bad guy. He’s a bad guy.’”

    Your client is a bad guy.

    This ruling is ridiculous. The purpose of other women testifying was to establish a pattern of behavior. Not in the broad sense, but in the narrow sense of following the same play book each time he attacked a victim.

    • Neuromancer@lemm.ee
      4·
      2 months ago

      He is a bad guy but the law is the law. We need it to be applied fairly.

      It just means there will be a new trial and then he’ll be back in prison.