‘A GREAT VICTORY’
The president called Weinstein’s conviction a “great victory”—then quickly pivoted to attacking Democrats’ ties to the disgraced movie mogul.
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‘POWERFUL MESSAGE’
“This is not enough but survivors take courage! This is still a great win!” tweeted Rosie Perez, who testified in support of actress Annabella Sciorra’s rape allegations.
IT’S OVER
A jury found him guilty of first-degree criminal sex act and third-degree rape, bringing his watershed trial in New York City to an end.
GUILTY
Jeremy Christian fatally stabbed two men and injured a third when they stepped in to protect a pair of black teenage girls, including one in a hijab, from his xenophobic rant.
ALMOST THERE?
Jurors were told to keep deliberating after suggesting in a note to the judge that they have reached a unanimous decision on only three of the five charges against Weinstein.
‘DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE’
Gowun Park, an assistant professor at Simpson College, allegedly called authorities hours after binding her husband to a chair and covering his eyes with a towel.
‘DEVASTATING NEWS’
Days before 23-year-old Anitra Gunn vanished on Valentine’s Day, her boyfriend slashed her car’s tires and smashed her apartment window, authorities said.
‘NO WORDS’
Investigators interviewed 30-year-old Coty Taylor, who killed himself inside his home last week, shortly after the little girl went missing.
‘PERPETUAL ABUSE’
“Augustus is not the stereotypical drunken wife-beater,” Anna Invictus said in court Friday. “His calculated, violent, manipulative intentions deserve special consideration.”
‘POWER, MANIPULATION, ABUSE’
“The universe is run by him so, therefore, they don’t get to complain when they’re stepped on, spit on, demoralized, and then, yes, raped and abused,” prosecutors said Friday.
