He faces up to 18 years in prison.
The jury that convicted former film producer Harvey Weinstein of sexually assaulting a former model/actress in the Los Angeles area in 2013 deadlocked Tuesday on whether there were aggravating factors that could wind up lengthening his maximum potential prison sentence.
The eight-man, four-woman jury, which deliberated for 41 hours, deadlocked on charges related to two other women and on whether there were aggravating factors that would have lengthen his maximum potential prison sentence. Los Angeles prosecutors still have to decide whether they want to retry the alleged aggravating factors, along with charges on which jurors deadlocked involving Jane Doe #2 and Jane Doe #4 -- the latter of whom has been publicly identified by her attorney as Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the wife of Gov. Gavin Newsom. Deputy District Attorney Paul Thompson told the judge that the prosecution wants to consult with the alleged victims.
Weinstein -- who Deputy District Attorney Marlene Martinez had earlier called a "titan of the film industry" -- engaged in "despicable behavior" and made sure that the alleged victims knew he "could destroy them," the prosecutor said in her closing argument. Weinstein's attorney contended that two of the alleged attacks involving Jane Doe #1 and Jane Doe #2 "simply never happened" and that they were "fictionalized" accounts of events that never occurred. He said Weinstein's relationships with the other two alleged victims, including the governor's wife, were "100% consensual" and amounted to "transactional relationships.
As she wrapped up her closing argument, the prosecutor told jurors, "It is time for the defendant's reign of terror to end ... It is time for the kingmaker to be brought to justice."
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