A New York appeals court on Thursday upheld Harvey Weinstein’s rape and sexual assault conviction, rejecting the disgraced movie producer’s arguments that the trial judge made several errors that tainted the trial.
Weinstein was appealing his February 2020 conviction and 23-year prison sentence for assaulting former production assistant Mimi Haleyi and raping former aspiring actress Jessica Mann.
“We reject (the) defendant’s arguments, and affirm the conviction in all respects,” a unanimous five-judge panel of the Appellate Division in Manhattan said, finding no errors that would warrant overturning Weinstein’s conviction or sentence.
Juda Engelmayer, a spokesman for Weinstein, said Weinstein will appeal the decision to New York state’s highest court, the Court of Appeals. “We are disappointed and sad for Mr. Weinstein,” Engelmayer said….