Tarale Wulff, left, one of those who testified against Harvey Weinstein, and lawyer Gloria Allred react to the sentence. "Although this is a first conviction, this is not a first offense," Judge James Burke said in imposing the sentence. He reported chest pains later in the day at Rikers Island Jail Complex and was taken back to a locked jail ward at Bellevue Hospital, a spokesperson said. Both of the women Weinstein was convicted of assaulting told the court about the damage he did to them, and the empowerment they felt when testifying against him. Weinstein was convicted on two counts: criminal sex act and rape in the third degree.

Source: The Standard March 12, 2020 19:07 UTC