[앵커]
He is the person who started the ‘MeToo Movement’ worldwide. The conviction of Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, who was jailed on charges of sex crimes, has been overturned. The court decided that there were errors in the evidence in the first trial, but victims and human rights groups protested.
Ji-eun Hong is a reporter in Los Angeles.
[기자]
Film producer Harvey Weinstein has been accused of sexually assaulting more than 90 women.
Weinstein is currently incarcerated after being sentenced to 23 years in prison by a New York State Trial Court in 2020 for sexually assaulting an aspiring actress.
The verdict of the first trial was upheld in a trial held two years later, but the conviction was overturned by the New York State Supreme Court on the 25th local time.
During the first trial, the testimony of women unrelated to the sex crimes Weinstein was accused of was admitted.
Weinstein could be tried again in New York state.
[미첼 에프너/전 미국 연방검사 : 와인스타인은 피해자들이 출세를 위해 의도적으로 성 거래를 했다는 항변을 또 늘어놓을 것입니다.]
“With today’s ruling, the court is failing survivors of sexual assault,” said Judge Madeline Singas, who dissented from overturning the conviction.
Victims and human rights groups immediately protested.
[타라나 버크/미투 운동 창설자 : 와인스타인처럼 강력한 영향력을 가진 사람은 법정에 세울 수 없었습니다. 이 나라의 사법체계가 피해자에게 도움되지 않는다는 점도 알아야 합니다.]
In 2017, Weinstein’s sexual crimes came to light, and victims, including famous actors such as Angelina Jolie, continued to reveal their stories, sparking the ‘MeToo movement’ around the world.
#Reversal #Hollywood #mogul #Weinsteins #conviction #sparking #MeToo
