Los Angeles trial: Jury finds Harvey Weinstein guilty on three counts, including rape

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Harvey Weinstein (at a court date in New York in February 2020)

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In the criminal case against Harvey Weinstein, a jury in California found the former Hollywood producer guilty of three sex crimes: rape, forced oral sex and sexual penetration by foreign objects.

The jury informed the court in Los Angeles on Monday.

They had previously consulted for days.

The jury had to decide on a total of seven charges.

Weinstein was acquitted on one count.

There was no agreement on three other charges.

The 70-year-old Weinstein now faces another long prison sentence.

This is Weinstein's second sexual assault trial.

A trial in New York for rape and sexual assault ended in 2020 with a guilty verdict - and a 23-year prison sentence.

His legal team has appealed the verdict.

Weinstein has denied any guilt.

Sexual acts were always consensual.

The process in Los Angeles was about allegations by four women in a period from 2004 to 2013. Most of the attacks are said to have taken place in hotels in Beverly Hills.

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