The announcement capped the latest chapter in the Hollywood mogul’s slow downfall, a result of what my colleagues reported in 2017 was a decades-long pattern of sexual misconduct and abuse in a series of articles that led to a global movement.

Mr. Weinstein still faces separate charges in Los Angeles.

In an unusual move, the authorities unveiled that case just as his trial in New York began.

According to The Los Angeles Times, the verdict in Manhattan will most likely help prosecutors’ case in California.

The verdict was a watershed moment.

“For so long these women believed that he was untouchable and could never be held responsible, but now the criminal justice system has found him guilty,” said Tarana Burke, the founder of the #MeToo movement. “That sends a powerful message.”

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