"The New York decision had been hotly anticipated by the state’s legal community, particularly after oral arguments in December, when members of the five-judge panel that heard the case seemed skeptical of some decisions made by the trial judge. But the decision Thursday was unanimous — and clear.... Mr. Weinstein’s lawyers... argu[ed] that three women who had accused Mr. Weinstein of sexual assaults for which he was not charged should never have been allowed to testify and that prosecutors had 'tried Weinstein’s character not his conduct.' But Judge Mazzarelli said... that their accounts had been key in showing Mr. Weinstein’s pattern of behavior. They demonstrated, she said, that Mr. Weinstein did not see his victims as 'romantic partners or friends,' but that 'his goal at all times was to position the women in such a way that he could have sex with them, and that whether the women consented or not was irrelevant to him.'"
This is the intermediate appellate court, and Weinstein's lawyer indicates there will be an appeal to New York's highest court.
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and that whether the women consented or not was irrelevant to him.
Show me the man and I'll show you the sex crime.
Channeling Glenn Reynolds:
Shot: "'Men Always Win’: Survivors ‘Sickened’ by the Amber Heard Verdict - It didn’t matter what the verdict was — as one domestic violence survivor puts it, 'this case is my worst fear playing out on a public stage'" (Rolling Stone)."
Chaser: "'Weinstein’s Sex Crime Conviction, a Milestone for #MeToo, Is Upheld/New York judges approved testimony from women who said they were abused by Harvey Weinstein. The disgraced producer, awaiting another trial in Los Angeles, is serving 23 years' (NYT)."
Pick one, you hysterical braindead ninnies...
And the #MeToo, #HerToo, #SheProgressed women who aided and abetted him, never.
He can't win in NY.
I guess, THIS is what happens, when the Democrat party throws you under the bus. Things that used to be just fine for you to do, are NOW illegal.. How many politicians joined him on his romps?
Harvey should just Blab about what he knows. That is; he should IF he doesn't mind committing 'suicide'
The fucking he gets for the fucking he stole.
"that whether the women consented or not was irrelevant to him"
Is that a crime?
I assume there was evidence that women were actually forced to perform sexual acts without consent--right?
I thought he already "killed himself," or "didn't kill himself."
But I guess that was the other guy.
Lawyer, adding up billable hours, "let's appeal"!
Was reading a rehash of Weinstein's 2020 trial in this week's NYer wondering Why are they resurrecting that scumbag. Of course, the upcoming LA trial - lest we-too forget.
Appeal to top court discretionary like USSC.
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