Here’s What’s Next For Harvey Weinstein, Convicted Rapist
Harvey Weinstein was found guilty Monday on two counts of sexual assault after more than two years of explosive accusations kicked off a global movement against sexual misconduct.
The revelations of the women who spoke out, finally pushing Weinstein’s abusive behavior out into the open, shattered his personal and professional life, drying up a once-vast sea of friends and allies.
And Weinstein’s troubles are far from over.
Here’s what’s next for him.
Weinstein is looking at a stay in New York’s notorious Rikers Island facility. But right now he’s in a city hospital.
Weinstein was put in custody of the New York Department of Corrections directly after his conviction, with Judge James Burke making note of his health concerns.
En route to Rikers, however, Weinstein began experiencing anxiety and heart palpitations, Weinstein representative Juda Englemayer told HuffPost. The decision to bring him to Bellevue Hospital on Manhattan’s east side was made by medical personnel with the Department of Corrections, according to Englemayer. Weinstein has high blood pressure.
Weinstein’s rep said the decision to keep him there instead of Rikers was up to the state.
“I’m not going to mince words on it: He’s 67 years old, not in the greatest health to begin with, and now he’s experiencing sincere anxiety and fear of where he was going, and that contributed to his physical condition,” Englemayer said.
Defense attorney Donna Rotunno said Monday night that Weinstein was “fine” after being hospitalized.
During his trial, Weinstein’s health was front and center due to his use of a walker, which his defense attorneys said he needed after having back surgery late last year.
If he gets to Rikers, he’ll probably be held in a special medical area.
Weinstein won’t have to fully experience Rikers, which is known for its violence and troubling record on human rights. (It’s scheduled to close due to those longstanding...
