UltraViolet Reacts to the Overturning of Harvey Weinstein’s New York Rape Conviction
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, April 25, 2024
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UltraViolet Reacts to the Overturning of Harvey Weinstein’s New York Rape Conviction
Calls for New York Prosecutors to Move Swiftly to Retry Weinstein
Statement from Shaunna Thomas, co-founder and executive director of UltraViolet, a leading national gender justice organization and whistleblower on Harvey Weinstein:
“The overturning of Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction is absurd, shameful and dangerous. It is also just the latest reminder that our criminal justice system does not take sexual violence cases seriously and that the majority of survivors of sexual abuse are often not served by our courts.
“Let’s be clear – Harvey Weinstein is a serial sexual predator who was fairly convicted. There is no doubt that he committed the crimes that he was accused of.
“We urge New York prosecutors to remedy this injustice and move swiftly to retry Weinstein in the event that the survivors involved wish to proceed.
“We stand with the survivors in disbelief, grief, and outrage. We are with you.”
Shaunna was the first to suggest to The New York Times’ Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey that Harvey Weinstein be investigated for sexual abuse and UltraViolet has been a leading voice in the accountability movement for powerful abusers, including Weinstein.
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