If Harvey Weinstein is found guilty for charges in the Los Angeles trial, he could face an additional 28 years in prison.
But, these setbacks have not affected the Los Angeles trial from moving forward. “We are definitely proceeding,” a representative for theon Monday following the conviction. Though sentencing for Weinstein’s New York trial is scheduled for March, if he is found guilty for charges in the Los Angeles trial, he could face an additional 28 years in prison.
Throughout this, Weinstein still maintains his innocence. Arthur Aidala, one of Weinstein’s lawyers, quoted him after the conviction as saying, “I’m innocent. I’m innocent. I’m innocent. How could this happen in America?” Manhattan district attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. described the conviction to AP saying it “changed the course of history in the fight against sexual violence” and “pulled our justice system into the 21st century.
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