Harvey Weinstein's 2020 Sex Crimes Conviction In New York Overturned

Former film producer Harvey Weinstein ,appearing in a Los Angeles courtroom in Oct. 2022.Etienne Laurent/Getty ImagesEditor's note: This report includes descriptions of sexual assault.On Thursday morning, the highest court in New York state overturned the 2020 felony sex crime conviction of former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, and ordered a new trial. Weinstein has been serving a 23-year sentence in New York on the basis of that conviction. The Manhattan district attorney's office told NPR it intends to retry the. Read more