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Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction overturned

New York court says Hollywood mogul, who remains in prison on other charges, did not receive a fair trial.

The court reached a 4-3 ruling on Thursday, stating that the trial "erroneously admitted testimony of uncharged, alleged prior sexual acts against persons other than the complainants of the underlying crimes. One of the dissenting judges however said that with the decision, "this Court continues to thwart the steady gains survivors of sexual violence have fought for in our criminal justice system". Accusations against Weinstein began in 2017 and sparked the #MeToo movement, which exposed sexual abuse at the highest levels of the Hollywood film industry and beyond.

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