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Harvey Weinstein Convicted On Two Of Five Charges, Acquitted Of Most Serious Charges

John Bickley
Harvey Weinstein Convicted On Two Of Five Charges, Acquitted Of Most Serious Charges
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After five days of deliberations following a highly publicized trial, movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has been convicted on two of five charges brought against him in the state of New York — a criminal sex act in the first degree and rape in the third degree — but acquitted on the most serious charges in the case, two counts of predatory sexual assault and one count of first-degree rape, which could have put him away for life.

The jury of 12 people — seven men and five women — presented their decision Monday morning after five days of much-scrutinized deliberations.

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