Harvey Weinstein, the former Hollywood mogul whose reported abuse of actresses and other women helped ignite the #MeToo movement, has been found guilty of committing rape and other sexual crimes by a Los Angeles jury.
The verdict on Monday marks the second conviction for the 70-year-old former head of Miramax, who was sentenced to 23 years in prison after a New York jury found him guilty of rape and sexual assault in 2020. He could face up to 24 years in prison in California following the latest conviction.
“It is time for the defendant’s reign of terror to end,” deputy district attorney Marlene Martinez said in the prosecution’s closing argument, according to media reports. “It is time for the kingmaker to be brought to justice.”