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Harvey Weinstein: what was the disgraced movie mogul charged with?

<span>Photograph: Scott Heins/Getty Images</span>
Photograph: Scott Heins/Getty Images

Former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein faced five charges as part of his trial in New York in what was widely seen as a pivotal moment in the #MeToo movement.

Here are the charges:

Guilty

Count 2: Criminal sex act in the first degree for forcing oral sex on Miriam Haley which carries a maximum sentence of 25 years and a minimum sentence five years.

Count 5: Third-degree rape of the victim the Guardian has decided not to name which carries a maximum sentence of four years in prison and no minimum, though a conviction would require Weinstein to register as a sex offender.

Not guilty

Count 1: Predatory sexual assault which involves sex crimes against at least two victims, in this count relating to former Project Runway production assistant Miriam Haley and former Sopranos actor Annabella Sciorra. The charge carries a maximum sentence life in prison and a minimum sentence of 10 years.

Count 3: In this count relating to a woman whom the Guardian has decided not to name and Annabella Sciorra. This charge carries a maximum sentence of life in prison and a minimum sentence of 10 years.

Count 4: First-degree rape of the victim the Guardian has decided not to name which carries a maximum sentence of 25 years and a minimum sentence of five years.