James Burke

Former Suffolk Police Chief James Burke has pleaded not guilty to charges of public lewdness and indecent exposure. Burke was arrested in August as part of a sting operation at a park in Long Island. Initially facing four charges, two were subsequently dropped. Burke has a history of legal trouble, including a federal conviction for obstruction and assault. Critics have also accused him of hindering a murder investigation.

Before getting 23 years in prison, Hollywoods disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein pleaded for mercy in a courtroom here, saying "men are losing due process".

A New York appeals court has upheld former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein's conviction on rape and sexual assault charges, rejecting arguments that the trial judge effectively rigged the outcome in favour of the prosecution.

Former Long Island police chief James Burke, who previously served time in federal prison for assaulting a suspect, has been arrested for allegedly soliciting sex and exposing himself at a public park in Farmingville, Long Island. Burke faces charges of public lewdness, indecent exposure, and criminal solicitation.

Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction overturned due to prejudiced judge. The state Court of Appeals ruling reopens a painful chapter in America's reckoning with sexual misconduct by powerful figures, beginning in 2017 with a flood of allegations against Weinstein. Weinstein, 72, has been serving a 23-year sentence in a New York prison.

Following his sentencing to 23 years in prison, Hollywoods disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein has returned to Bellevue Hospital here due to chest pains.

The sexual assault trial of disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein will take place on September 9, three months later than expected, a New York judge said on Friday.

'Fallen' movie mogul Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty to two new charges of sexual predatory assault Monday as a judge postponed his trial until next year

A frail-looking Weinstein, 67, walked slowly into the court premises, but without the walking frame he has used for recent proceedings.

Often referred to as the 'Marilyn Monroe of Bollywood', Madhubala was a gifted actor and was known for her beauty, personality and sensitive portrayals of women in films. She was Born in Delhi in 1933 as Mumtaz Jehan Begum Dehlavi. She made her debut at the age of 9 and was the sole breadwinner of her family. She died of heart and lung diseases.

Weinstein's lawyers suggested that the timing of the new sex-crime charges, announced on Monday, was deliberate on the part of prosecutors, and they asked for a delay to let the publicity subside.

Harvey Weinstein was sentenced Wednesday to 23 years in prison for rape and sexual assault. Weinstein, accused of violating scores of women, was convicted last month of raping a woman in a New York City hotel room in 2013 and forcibly performing oral sex on another woman at his apartment in 2006. He faced a maximum of 29 years in prison.

More than a year after Harvey Weinstein's rape conviction, his lawyers are demanding a new trial. Weinstein, 69, was convicted in February 2020 of a criminal sex act for forcibly performing oral sex on a TV and film production assistant in 2006 and rape in the third degree for an attack on an aspiring actress in 2013.

A sentencing hearing where the once-powerful film producer will learn just how long he'll stay in prison for his landmark #MeToo conviction.

Harvey Weinstein faces a retrial in Manhattan. This follows the overturning of his 2020 rape conviction. The court cited judicial errors in the initial trial. Weinstein is accused by Jessica Mann and Miriam Haley. A new accuser has also come forward. The retrial is expected to last a month. The #MeToo movement's influence has changed since the first trial.

New York's highest court on Thursday overturned Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction on sex crime charges and ordered a new trial. In their decision, judges cited errors in the way the trial had been conducted, including admitting the testimony of women who were not part of the charges against him. "Order reversed and a new trial ordered," the judges wrote.

The state’s top court ruled that Weinstein, the disgraced Hollywood producer whose sexual abuse case incited the #MeToo movement, did not receive a fair trial. A separate 16-year sentence in California was not affected

Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape and sexual assault against two women and led off to prison in handcuffs Monday in what his foes hailed as a landmark moment for the legal system and a long-overdue reckoning for the man vilified as the biggest monster of the #MeToo era.