Bill Cosby

December 2022

Crime

Harvey Weinstein was found guilty of rape, forced oral copulation and another sexual misconduct count involving a woman known as Jane Doe 1.

Harvey Weinstein found guilty of rape in Los Angeles trial

After deliberating for nine days, the jury of eight men and four women reached the verdict at the second criminal trial of the 70-year-old former movie mogul.

Dec 20, 2022
Andrew Dalton

January 2022

Harassment

Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s long-time companion, was convicted of recruiting young women for him.

When ignorance isn’t bliss: the real moral reckoning in Maxwell case

When it comes to abuse and what you should have known, ignorance is no excuse.

Jan 6, 2022
Sanford Goldberg and Chicago Tribune

December 2021

Crime

Family members have long complained about Ghislaine Maxwell’s “abusive” treatment during the 18 months she has been locked up awaiting trial.

Ghislaine Maxwell ‘too fragile’ to testify in sex-trafficking trial

Defence calls renowned psychologist, who says research has shown people can develop memories about events that didn’t happen.

Dec 17, 2021
Julie K. Brown and Ben Wieder

June 2021

Crime

Bill Cosby’s mug shot after he was sentenced to jail in 2018.

Bill Cosby freed after his sexual assault conviction is reversed

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that the state violated his rights when it failed to follow through on an agreement not to prosecute him.

Updated Jul 1, 2021
Bob Van Voris

August 2020

Analysis
Courts

Johnny Depp, the High Court and the reality of fame

The libel trial brought by the Pirates of the Caribbean star says as much about the dazzle of celebrity as the quest for truth.

Aug 2, 2020
Henry Mance

February 2020

Exclusive
MeToo movement

Chiu was a 24-year-old Oxford graduate and she had only worked for Weinstein for two months when she says he tried to rape her in a hotel room during the Venice film festival.

Weinstein's secret weapon against his victims exposed

Harvey Weinstein's former assistant Rowena Chiu says the case has exposed the frailties of the legal system to deal with rape cases.

Updated Feb 29, 2020
Natasha Boddy

January 2020

Courts

Annabella Sciorra told the jury: "It was just so disgusting that my body started to shake."

Sopranos actor tells jury Weinstein raped her in mid-1990s

Annabella Sciorra told the jury that the burly Weinstein barged into her apartment, threw her on a bed and forced himself on her as she tried to fight him off.