Sunshine@piefed.ca to World News@quokk.auEnglish · 6 days agoHarvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexual assaultwww.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square29linkfedilinkarrow-up1280arrow-down10
arrow-up1280arrow-down1external-linkHarvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexual assaultwww.bbc.co.ukSunshine@piefed.ca to World News@quokk.auEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square29linkfedilink
minus-squareauzy1@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·6 days agoConvicted of RAPE in a civil court. Yes… Useless (and, he tried to dodge that) He is convicted of Tax Fraud though. He’s going to jail regardless… And the uncertainty must be fucking with him.
minus-squaretrebach@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 days agoYes, but civil court can’t send people to prison. He dragged his feet on paying the judgment so he got hit with interest as well.
minus-squareStabbingSky@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 days agoThe 34 felonies weren’t in civil court.
He was convicted in civil court wasn’t he?
Convicted of RAPE in a civil court. Yes… Useless (and, he tried to dodge that)
He is convicted of Tax Fraud though. He’s going to jail regardless… And the uncertainty must be fucking with him.
Yes, but civil court can’t send people to prison. He dragged his feet on paying the judgment so he got hit with interest as well.
The 34 felonies weren’t in civil court.