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Convicted paedophile teacher appeals to overturn conviction on basis of her gender
Gaye Grant argues conviction for unlawful sexual relationship with a child should be quashed as women could not be held legally responsible for the crime at the timeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastHaving pleaded guilty to maintaining an unlawful sexual relationship with a child, a former teacher now wants the conviction overturned on the basis she cannot be held legally responsible due to her...
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Harvey Weinstein rape conviction overturned by N.Y. court; California conviction stays
In a dramatic reversal of the nation's landmark #MeToo trial, a New York appeals court on Thursday overturned the sex assault conviction of disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. The state appeals court found, in a 4-3 decision, that the judge who presided over Weinstein’s 2020 trial prejudiced his case by allowing four women who said Weinstein had assaulted them to serve as witnesses even though their allegations were not a part of the case. The trial judge also made a mistake, the court...
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Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction has been overturned
Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction—part of a case that ushered in the #MeToo movement and led to a long overdue reckoning for predatory men in Hollywood and beyond—was overturned by a New York court today after it determined that the original trial was prejudiced against the disgraced producer and relied on “egregious” improper rulings, according to the Associated Press. Among these procedures was the decision to let women testify about allegations against Weinstein that weren’t officially...