Prosecutors said he « preyed on three women » while « he held unfettered power for over 30 years » in Hollywood, while the defense countered he did not coerce the women.
Harvey Weinstein has been convicted on one count of engaging in criminal sex but acquitted on the second in his sex crimes retrial in New York.
The jury was unable to reach a verdict on the rape count.
The verdict comes after some apparent discord in the jury room during deliberations.
On Monday, the jury foreperson wrote in a note to Judge Curtis Farber, « I need to talk to you about a situation that isn’t very good. » The foreperson was called into the judge’s chambers, where he said some jurors were « attacking, talking together, fight together » — adding, « I don’t like it » — according to a transcript of the closed encounter.
The foreperson said jurors were discussing Harvey Weinstein’s past.
When the judge summoned the entire jury that day, he reminded them to discuss only the evidence presented at trial and to be cordial.
Prosecutors said Weinstein « preyed on three women » as « he held unfettered power for over 30 years » in Hollywood, while the defense countered the producer did not coerce the women and claimed they were using him for his connections.
Weinstein, 73, pleaded not guilty and has said his sexual encounters were consensual. He did not testify during the trial, where he is being retried for sexually assaulting two women, Mimi Haley and Jessica Mann, after an earlier conviction was overturned on appeal.
