Jury convicts Harvey Weinstein of top charge in New York sex crimes retrial

Former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein is convicted of one of the top charges in his sex crimes retrial but acquitted of another, and jurors have been unable to reach a verdict on a third charge.

The split verdict metes out a measure of vindication to his accusers and prosecutors — but also to Weinstein — after the landmark case was thrown into limbo.

Weinstein’s initial conviction five years ago seemed to cement the downfall of one of Hollywood’s most powerful men in a pivotal moment for the #MeToo movement. But that conviction was overturned last year, and the case was sent back for retrial in the same Manhattan courthouse.

This time, a majority-female jury opted to convict the former studio boss of forcibly subjecting someone to a criminal sex act in 2006.

But jurors chose to acquit Weinstein of another criminal sex act charge from 2006. And jurors are to continue deliberating on a charge that he raped another woman in 2013. Under New York law, the third-degree rape charge carries a lesser penalty than the first-degree criminal sex act offense.

Weinstein, 73, denies sexually assaulting or raping anyone. He was also charged, convicted and sentenced to prison in California, a conviction which stands, though he is pursing an appeal.