On the 25th (local time), producer Harvey Weinstein was found guilty on the 25th (local time) of committing numerous sexual assaults against women in the Hollywood film industry, including actors, over several decades, sparking the Me Too movement, global unity. action to expose sexual violence Overturned by the New York State Supreme Court.
<뉴욕타임스>(NOW), <로이터> News, British daily <가디언> On this day, the New York Supreme Court overturned the ruling on the grounds that there was evidence of past sexual assault separate from the charges indicted in the New York district court case in Manhattan, New York, where Weinstein was convicted in 2020 , and said, “As an answer to this serious error, it is necessary to have a new trial.”
In a 2020 trial, Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison for sexually assaulting a production assistant in 2006 and raping an aspiring actor in 2013.
In the 2020 trial, prosecutors presented these women as additional witnesses to show that, in addition to the charges brought against them, Weinstein used his fame to routinely invite young women to his hotel and sexually assault them. Weinstein’s team has used this as an excuse to claim that he was found guilty because of “unverified allegations” of sexual violence other than those charged in the trial. In 2022, the New York Court of Appeals did not recognize these claims and upheld the first trial judgment.
In this Supreme Court ruling, where the justices were sharply divided between 4 and 3, the dissenting justices criticized the majority opinion for ignoring Weinstein’s coercive and manipulative pattern of behavior, which was proven through additional witness testimony.
Judge Madeline Singas, who dissented, said the “disturbing trend of overturning guilty verdicts in sexual assault cases continues” and expressed concern that the ruling would make it difficult to use such witnesses in future sexual assault cases. He pointed out, “Men who consistently use their power to sexually exploit women, especially those who belong to the most vulnerable groups in society, will benefit from today’s ruling.”
Justice Anthony Cannataro, who dissented, said the ruling was an “unfortunate step backwards” and said additional evidence showed sexual violence was typical and widespread, with sexual assaults carried out by “strangers who isolate victims in dark alleys or waiting until they are alone before. violently attack them.” He pointed out that he had helped to reverse the idea.
Survivors protested strongly. Actress Ashley Judd, one of the first women to disclose Weinstein’s sexual assault in 2017, said at a press conference with survivors and other activists that the verdict was “unfair to the survivors. We know what happened “There is,” he criticized. Tarana Burke, founder of the MeToo movement, said this ruling “clearly shows why the (MeToo) movement is necessary.”
Dawn Dunning, one of the additional witnesses questioned by the verdict, said in a statement that she did not regret testifying and said, “I know because I and other Weinstein survivors have confronted him publicly, that other women have also find strength and courage. “The culture has changed and I’m confident there will be no going back,” he said.
Survivors and activists have urged Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg to reopen the Weinstein case. “We will do our best to reopen this case and remain steadfast in our commitment to survivors of sexual violence,” said Prosecutor Bragg through a spokesperson.
<가디언>He pointed out that this ruling “reopens the painful view of sexual violence by those in power in the United States,” and that those who exposed Weinstein’s sexual assault “may have to relive their trauma on the witness stand.”
<뉴욕타임스>emphasized that the ruling on this day only stated that it was wrong to admit evidence other than the charges filed, and that it “did not undermine the credibility of the charges brought against Weinstein.”
Weinstein’s prison term will not end with this ruling, as he was sentenced to 16 years in prison in a California state court last year for raping another female actor.
However, there is a possibility that this ruling could affect the appeal trial in California. <가디언>Weinstein’s lawyer, Arthur Aidala, argued that the New York conviction, which was “not a fair trial,” “significantly undermines his (Weinstein’s) presumption of innocence in California.”
Another Weinstein lawyer, Mark Worksman, said there was additional evidence similar to the New York trial in the California court case, adding, “For the same reason the New York verdict was overturned, the verdict here should be overturned as well.” <로스앤젤레스타임스>he said to
However, Dmitry Gorin, a former sex crimes prosecutor in Los Angeles County, <로스앤젤레스타임스>He said California law allows victims other than those charged to testify in a sex crime trial if it helps prove a pattern of criminal behavior or criminal propensity, and that Weinstein’s chances of winning the case were “slim”.
<가디언>The Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office also said in a statement that California law, unlike New York, allows “evidence of (criminal) bias in sexual assault cases at the judge’s discretion,” and said it was confident of the conviction on appeal.
▲October 4, 2022, when the famous former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein appeared in court in Los Angeles, California. ⓒAP=Yonhap News
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