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Uwa Ede-Osifo and agencies

California appeals court upholds Weinstein’s rape conviction but orders resentencing

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Harvey Weinstein in court on 25 June 2026 in New York. Photograph: Adam Gray/POOL Bloomberg/AP

An appeals court upheld Harvey Weinstein’s 2022 rape and sexual assault conviction in California on Friday, but ordered his trial judge to resentence him.

The disgraced film tycoon, whose misconduct spurred a social movement in Hollywood, was found guilty of assaulting an Italian model in her hotel room during a film festival. Her identity was kept private during a trial in Los Angeles. Weinstein was sentenced to 16 years in prison.

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