Harvey Weinstein found guilty

Andrew Wyatt, a representative for Bill Cosby, said there's "no way" Harvey Weinstein could have received a "fair and impartial trial" since the jury was not sequestered.

"This is not shocking because these jurors were not sequestered, which gave them access to media coverage and the sentiments of public of opinion. There’s no way you would have anyone to believe that Mr. Weinstein was going to received a fair and impartial trial," he said in a statement.

Wyatt added: "This is a very sad day in the American Judicial System."

Cosby, 82, was found guilty of three counts of aggravated indecent assault in April 2018 for drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand in 2004. At the time, Constand was an employee for the women's basketball team at Temple University, where Cosby was a powerful trustee and mentor.

He was sentenced to 3 to 10 years in prison and is incarcerated at SCI Phoenix, a state prison near Collegeville, Pennsylvania. 

Following today's verdict, Tarana Burke, founder of the #MeToo movement, thanked both the "survivors who courageously testified," and jury that "voted to find an unremorseful Harvey Weinstein guilty."

She noted how long it took to get to this day.

"Harvey Weinstein operated with impunity and without remorse for decades in Hollywood. Yet, it still took years, and millions of voices raised, for one man to be held accountable by the justice system," she said in a statement.

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Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance spoke after the guilty verdict was announced.

He called Harvey Weinstein a "vicious serial sexual predator who used his power to threaten, rape, assault, trick, humiliate, and silence his victims." He said Weinstein will face "no less than five years" for his crimes. 

Asked if he was disappointed that Weinstein was acquitted on certain charges, Vance said, "I'm certainly not dissatisfied by the verdict."

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Harvey Weinstein is scheduled for sentencing on March 11.

"The Silence Breakers," representing people who came forward to report sexual misconduct, thanked the "courageous women" who spoke out against Harvey Weinstein following today's conviction.

Lawyer Kendra Barkoff who speaks on behalf of "The Silence Breakers," which include accusers of Harvey Weinstein, provided a short statement after Weinstein's verdict. 

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The guilty verdict against Harvey Weinstein "marks a new era of justice, not just for the Silence Breakers, who spoke out at great personal risk, but for all survivors of harassment, abuse, and assault at work," said Tina Tchen, president and CEO of the Time's Up Foundation, which aims to combat workplace sexual misconduct.

Tchen went on to say, "we owe a debt of gratitude to Mimi Haleyi, Jessica Mann, Annabella Sciorra, Dawn Dunning, Tarale Wulff, and Lauren Young."

"We continue to believe them — all of them — and continue to be in solidarity with them," she said.

Tchen continued: “While we celebrate this historic moment, our fight to fix the broken system that has allowed serial abusers like Harvey Weinstein to abuse women in the first place continues. Abusers everywhere and the powerful forces that protect them should be on notice: There’s no going back.”

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. said today is a "new day" as Harvey Weinstein "has finally been held accountable."

He lauded the women who came forward.

"These survivors weren't just brave, they were heroic," Vance said.

Vance added: "Weinstein is a vicious, serial sexual predator who used his power to threaten, rape, assault, trick, humiliate and silence his victims."

Harvey Weinstein's attorney is already heading to appellate court to file an appeal following the verdict, the movie mogul’s publicist Juda Engelmayer told CNN.

“An attorney is already heading to the appellate court (to file an appeal),” Engelmayer said.

The judge remanded Harvey Weinstein into custody following today's verdict.

The judge made a judicial request for the infirmary, and Weinstein is being handcuffed now.