Harvey Weinstein's New York rape and sexual assault convictions have been dramatically overturned after an appeals court ruled the judge made a 'crucial' error in his handling of the case. Harvey Weinstein has had his New York rape and sexual assault convictions overturned by judges who said he did not receive a fair trial Weinstein was convicted in 2020 of …
NEW YORK — Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer told jurors Thursday that prosecutors in the rape case against him were acting like moviemakers, conjuring up a world “where women had no free will.” “In the alternative universe that prosecutors have created for you, Harvey Weinstein is a monster,” lawyer Donna Rotunno said in her closing argument. Witnesses testified they were seeking a …