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Harvey Weinstein convicted of rape in Hollywood trial
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Final countdown: Former film producer Harvey Weinstein (left) interacts with his attorney Mark Werksman in court on Oct. 4, 2022 at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles, California. Weinstein was extradited from New York to Los Angeles to face additional sex-related charges. (AFP/Pool/Etienne Laurent)
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isgraced US movie titan Harvey Weinstein was convicted Monday of sexually assaulting a woman a decade ago, in what prosecutors said was part of his "reign of terror" over aspiring young actresses in Hollywood.
A jury in Los Angeles deliberated for two weeks before finding the "Shakespeare in Love" producer guilty of one count of rape and two counts of sexual assault against the woman, who was not publicly named.
They did not reach a verdict on several other charges in a trial that had involved accusations by four women.
Weinstein is already serving a 23-year sentence after being convicted of sex crimes in New York.
Rumors of Weinstein's impropriety had circulated in Hollywood for years, but his position at the apex of Tinseltown meant few were prepared to challenge him.
That all changed in 2017 with the publication of bombshell allegations against him, ushering in the #MeToo movement and opening the floodgates for women to speak out against sexual violence in the workplace.
The lengthy West Coast trial heard graphic descriptions of encounters between the once-powerful producer and women who were trying to make their way in the world of movies.
