# Harvey Weinstein accused of multiple cases of sexual harassment **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 5, 2017, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073 "2017-10-05T23:31:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 17
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2018, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/321 "2018-05-25T13:40:29Z")
If he’s turned himself in it means he has admitted to something. Point of clarification. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2018, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/322 "2018-05-25T14:08:18Z")
No it doesn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2018, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/323 "2018-05-25T14:08:58Z")
You have to admit a crime to turn yourself in ? Never heard of that. Many people show up at the police station , does not impact their plea. His bond is actually $10 mil. He is pleading not guilty. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2018, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/324 "2018-05-25T14:31:16Z")
Turning yourself in means you are not going to make the authorities come out to arrest you at home or in the street, but all you admit is that there is a charge against you. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2018, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/325 "2018-05-25T23:19:56Z")
> [@aldiboronti](#): > > How can Harvey Weinstein possibly get a fair trial? He stands convicted already in the media and on the social networks. Could there really be anyone at all in the jury pool who hasn’t seen any of the coverage and been affected by it? Good luck trying this alleged rape on its merits. > > I’ve only followed the story sporadically but even I think he’s a scumbag rapist. He still deserves an impartial jury though (if such a thing actually exists.) you couldn’t review the evidence and not convict him if he’s innocent? ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2018, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/326 "2018-05-25T23:53:35Z")
> [@aldiboronti](#): > > How can Harvey Weinstein possibly get a fair trial? He stands convicted already in the media and on the social networks. Could there really be anyone at all in the jury pool who hasn’t seen any of the coverage and been affected by it? Good luck trying this alleged rape on its merits. > > I’ve only followed the story sporadically but even I think he’s a scumbag rapist. He still deserves an impartial jury though (if such a thing actually exists.) He could ask for a bench trial. But I bet he could find plenty of dudes who don’t think he did anything wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2018, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/327 "2018-05-26T07:04:34Z")
OK. I haven’t been following the case. Why is he turning himself in instead of being arrested? This seems strange to me. ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2018, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/328 "2018-05-26T07:05:47Z")
> [@JRDelirious](#): > > Turning yourself in means you are not going to make the authorities come out to arrest you at home or in the street, but all you admit is that there is a charge against you. Wow. I see. So … how did he know that he was about to be arrested? ---
**Author:** ![blob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blob/32/489_2.png) [@blob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blob)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2018, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/329 "2018-05-26T07:36:41Z")
> [@Isamu](#): > > Wow. I see. So … how did he know that he was about to be arrested? The police would have told him, probably through his lawyer(s), that they have a warrant for his arrest. The lawyers organise for him to go to the police station by a certain time. ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2018, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/330 "2018-05-26T07:55:10Z")
> [@blob](#): > > The police would have told him, probably through his lawyer(s), that they have a warrant for his arrest. The lawyers organise for him to go to the police station by a certain time. I see thanks. Never ever dealt with criminal law. “A warrant you say? Well, I’d love to come but I’m in Spain right now.” [Jumps on ship to Colombia.] ---
**Author:** ![blob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blob/32/489_2.png) [@blob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blob)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2018, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/331 "2018-05-26T08:04:57Z")
> [@Isamu](#): > > “A warrant you say? Well, I’d love to come but I’m in Spain right now.” [Jumps on ship to Colombia.] They don’t do it with everyone, usually with those who are “co-operating with the investigation” and they don’t think you’ll run off. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2018, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/332 "2018-05-26T20:20:24Z")
His lawyer stood in front of cameras and said Weinstein didn’t invent the casting couch. I’m guessing his defense strategy is that his lawyer poisoned the well and he can’t get a fair trail. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2018, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/333 "2018-05-26T20:50:53Z")
OJ agreed to turn himself in for the murder charge. When he did not show up at the police station he ended up in that slow car chase and when that ended up he was arrested at home. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2018, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/334 "2018-07-02T18:16:27Z")
> [@](#): > > The disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was charged with additional crimes on Monday in New York, related to alleged sexual misconduct. > > Weinstein, 66, was arrested in New York and first appeared in court in May in connection with accusations of rape from two women. At a further court appearance in June, Weinstein pleaded not guilty. > > On Monday, the Manhattan district attorney, Cyrus Vance Jr, charged the former head of the Weinstein Company film empire with an additional count of criminal sexual act in the first degree, for an alleged forcible sexual act against a third woman in 2006, as well as two counts of predatory sexual assault. > **[Harvey Weinstein faces three new sexual misconduct charges](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/jul/02/harvey-weinstein-three-new-charges-predatory-sexual-assault)** > > New York district attorney announces new charges including predatory sexual assault ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2020, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/335 "2020-01-06T20:53:21Z")
His NY trial started today and he was also charged with felony rape and sex assault in LA. > **[Harvey Weinstein charged with sexual assault and rape in Los Angeles | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/06/us/harvey-weinstein-new-charges/index.html)** > > Prosecutors in Los Angeles charged Harvey Weinstein on Monday with raping one woman and sexually assaulting another in separate incidents over a two-day period in 2013. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2020, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/336 "2020-02-24T17:07:29Z")
Not guilty on the most serious charges but he may still do up to 25 years [Live updates: Harvey Weinstein found guilty](https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/harvey-weinstein-verdict/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2020, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/337 "2020-02-24T17:09:55Z")
[Link](https://1010wins.radio.com/articles/jurors-reach-verdict-in-harvey-weinstein-nyc-rape-trial) I hope he gets the maximum. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2020, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/338 "2020-02-24T17:44:28Z")
He is also indicted in LA so he could get a longer sentence there. ---
**Author:** ![rsat3acr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@rsat3acr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rsat3acr)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2020, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/339 "2020-02-24T17:44:33Z")
and still facing charges in CA if I recall. Is it just me or does anyone else think the walker he uses is for the jury and when not in court he doesn’t used. I guess I am just thinking the worst. ---
**Author:** ![rsat3acr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@rsat3acr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rsat3acr)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2020, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073/340 "2020-02-24T17:45:41Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > He is also indicted in LA so he could get a longer sentence there. ninjaed but same time stamp [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073.md?page=16) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harvey-weinstein-accused-of-multiple-cases-of-sexual-harassment/798073.md?page=18)