Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein to be sentenced in Los Angeles
msn.comHollywood producer Harvey Weinstein could face up to 24 years in prison when he is sentenced for rape and sexual assault in Los Angeles on Thursday.
The movie mogul was found guilty of rape, forced oral copulation and another sexual misconduct count involving a woman known as Jane Doe One, after a trial in December.
The woman said the incident happened after Weinstein appeared uninvited at her hotel room during a Los Angeles film festival in 2013.
A jury of eight men and four women reached the guilty verdict after nine days of deliberation. In her closing arguments deputy district attorney Marlene Martinez said: “It is time for the defendant’s reign of terror to end. “It is time for the kingmaker to be brought to justice. ”Weinstein previously pleaded not guilty to 11 counts of rape and sexual assault involving five women in Los Angeles.
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