Harvey Weinstein found guilty of rape and sexual assault

Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty on two of five charges he faced at a New York court in a landmark trial. The jury of seven men and five women found him not guilty on the most serious charge, predatory sexual assault. Following the verdicts, Cyrus Vance, New York County District Attorney described Weinstein as a "vicious, serial sexual predator". Weinstein was charged with rape in the third degree and a criminal sexual act in the first degree. Weinstein will be sentenced on March 11. Image: AP

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