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Explained: Weinstein rape verdict

“Without question, this is appalling, shameful, repulsive conduct that could only diminish defendant’s character before the jury,” they said

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Harvey Weinstein leaving the court on Thursday. Pic/AP

Harvey Weinstein leaving the court on Thursday. Pic/AP

The decision by New York’s highest court to overturn the rape conviction of movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has reopened a painful chapter in America’s reckoning with sexual misconduct by powerful figures—an era that began in 2017 and helped launch the #MeToo movement.

New York’s Court of Appeals found the trial judge in the rape case prejudiced Weinstein with “egregious” improper rulings, including a decision to let women testify about allegations that Weinstein wasn’t charged with.

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