The Weinstein Jury Believed the Women

Published: Feb. 25, 2020, 10:54 a.m.

b'Harvey Weinstein was found guilty on Monday of two felony sex crimes, and he now faces a possible sentence of between five and 29 years. We asked the reporters who first broke the story about the accusations of sexual misconduct against Mr. Weinstein to explain to us what the jurors in his Manhattan trial were asked to do \\u2014 and what it means that they did it.\\n\\nGuests: Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, investigative reporters for The New York Times and the authors of \\u201cShe Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement.\\u201d For more information on today\\u2019s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.\\xa0\\n\\nBackground reading:\\xa0Mr. Weinstein was found guilty of two felony sex crimes after a trial at which six women testified that he had sexually assaulted them.Sex crimes are notoriously difficult to litigate, often because the cases are so intricate. But for many, Mr. Weinstein\\u2019s trial was a crucial landmark in the effort to hold influential men accountable for sexual misconduct.Mr. Weinstein built a network of complicity that dozens of women say kept them silent for years.'