A New York court docket overturned the conviction of Hollywood movie producer Harvey Weinstein, who was convicted of sexual assault, saying that Harvey was not given a good trial.
The allegations towards Harvey Weinstein got here to mild in 2017 after the Me Too marketing campaign was launched.
Harvey was sentenced to 23 years in jail in New York in 2020 for 2 counts of sexually harassing a manufacturing assistant and sexually assaulting an aspiring actress.
Now the New York Courtroom of Appeals says that prosecutors offered witnesses whose allegations weren’t a part of the costs towards Harvey.
The court docket has ordered a brand new trial, however 72-year-old Harvey Weinstein will stay in jail.
Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 16 years in jail in one other case of sexual assault of an Italian mannequin.
