The Weinstein Jury Believed the Women

The Daily

The New York Times

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🗓️ 25 February 2020

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Harvey Weinstein was found guilty on Monday of two felony sex crimes, and he now faces a possible sentence of between five and 29 years. We asked the reporters who first broke the story about the accusations of sexual misconduct against Mr. Weinstein to explain to us what the jurors in his Manhattan trial were asked to do — and what it means that they did it. Guests: Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, investigative reporters for The New York Times and the authors of “She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement.” For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Background reading: Mr. Weinstein was found guilty of two felony sex crimes after a trial at which six women testified that he had sexually assaulted them.Sex crimes are notoriously difficult to litigate, often because the cases are so intricate. But for many, Mr. Weinstein’s trial was a crucial landmark in the effort to hold influential men accountable for sexual misconduct.Mr. Weinstein built a network of complicity that dozens of women say kept them silent for years.

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0:00.0	From The New York Times, I'm Michael Bavaro. This is The Daily.
0:10.0	Today,
0:12.0	Harvey Weinstein is found guilty of two felony sex crimes.
0:17.0	Judy Cantor and Megan Tuey on what the jury was asked to do
0:23.0	and what it means that they didn't.
0:26.0	It's Tuesday February 25th.
0:34.0	Judy and Megan, what did we understand about this case before it started?
0:40.0	We knew the charges. We knew that Weinstein had been charged with criminal sexual assault of one woman.
0:46.0	We knew that he had been charged with rape of another.
0:50.0	We knew that he had also been charged with predatory sexual assault,
0:54.0	which is basically a pattern of predatory behavior.
0:58.0	We also knew that it was complicated that with at least one of the women in the charges,
1:04.0	Weinstein appeared to have ongoing friendly communication with her,
1:08.0	that the defense was saying was proof that the entire relationship was consensual.
1:13.0	It seemed really narrow.
1:15.0	Remember that there was an ocean of women who brought allegations against Harvey Weinstein
1:19.0	for sexual harassment, for sexual violence, and yet there were only two women
1:25.0	at the center of these charges.
1:27.0	And remind us why that is just too?
1:29.0	Well, some women had stories that lay beyond the statute of limitations,
1:33.0	meaning their stories were essentially too old for them to participate.
1:36.0	Some of the behavior they described was not necessarily criminal.
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