Harvey Weinstein convicted on rape and criminal sexual assault

A New York jury on Monday found Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein guilty of raping a woman and sexually assaulting another.

Weinstein was found guilty of a first-degree criminal sex act, for assaulting production assistant Mimi Haleyi in 2006, and third-degree rape of a woman in 2013. 

The sentencing range for the first count is four to 25 years in prison. The sentence for the second charge ranges from probation to four years in prison. 

The 67-year-old Weinstein was acquitted on the two more serious counts -- predatory sexual assault and first-degree rape, which could have brought a lifetime sentence.

However, the maximum 25-year sentence on the guilty charge Monday could put him behind bars for the rest of his life. 

Following six weeks of arguments and the testimony of six accusers, the jury of five women and seven men took five days to convict the disgraced media mogul. 

Weinstein declined to testify in his own defense.

On Friday, the fourth day of deliberations, the jury signaled to Manhattan Supreme Court Judge James Burke that members had reached a unanimous decision on the individual counts alleged by Haleyi and Jessica Mann but were deadlocked on the counts of predatory sexual assault. Burke instructed them to continue deliberation.

Following the trial Monday, Weinstein was immediately surrounded by four New York court marshals and taken into custody. 

His sentencing will take place on March 11. The judge denied the plea made by defense attorney Donna Rotunno to keep her client free on bail, considering his apparently failing health. Weinstein’s bail was raised in December after prosecutors accused him of fiddling with his electronic monitoring bracelet.

Weinstein still faces charges in Los Angeles. The case, announced on Jan. 6, alleges Weinstein raped one woman and sexually assaulted another on consecutive evenings at the height of awards season in 2013. One of the women testified as a supporting witness in the New York trial.