We conclude that the trial court erroneously admitted testimony of uncharged, alleged prior sexual acts against persons other than the complainants of the underlying crimes... The state Court of Appeals ruling reopens a painful chapter in America's reckoning with sexual misconduct by powerful figures.
The court's majority said it is an abuse of judicial discretion to permit untested allegations of nothing more than bad behavior that destroys a defendant's character but sheds no light on their credibility as related to the criminal charges lodged against them.
The majority's determination perpetuates outdated notions of sexual violence and allows predators to escape accountability. Convicted in California, Weinstein will remain imprisoned due to separate convictions.
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