The new sentence against the Film Producer Harvey Weinstein For first degree sexual assault will be announced before the end of this yearThis was reported on Tuesday by the press department of the Supreme Court of the State of New York.
Weinsteinwho was declared guilty almost four months ago for having forced an exasisant production to practice oral sex in 2006, He was going to know his conviction this Tuesday, but the court decided to postpone the procedure.
According to EFE, The producer of films such as Shakespeare in Love plans to appear before the aforementioned court on October 9, but it is unknown if it will be for reading the sentence or to advance another process of a sexual nature whose beginning is also pending.
Judge Curtis Farber will be in charge of issuing a sentence in this case. Weinstein could receive a maximum penalty of up to 25 years in prisonalthough he has already completed six years after a previous sentence for another case in 2020, which was revoked by procedure errors.
The new trial will begin during this fall, but the exact date has not yet been confirmed.
Weinstein’s guilt verdict was broadcast on June 11 After a week of deliberations of a mostly female jury.
In February 2020, Weinstein was convicted of first -degree criminal sexual act and third grade violation in a court in New York City. At that time, he was sentenced to 23 years in prison. However, American justice annulled in April 2024 during the trial.
Unlike other cases, this conviction is an important step in the long legal battle against Weinstein, whose impact has been fundamental in the #MeToo movement to make visible and punish sexual violence in Hollywood.
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