NEW YORK (AP) New Yorks highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein s 2020 rape conviction, finding the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced the ex-movie mogul with egregious improper rulings, including a decision to let women testify about allegations that werent part of the case.

We conclude that the trial court erroneously admitted testimony of uncharged, alleged prior sexual acts against persons other than the complainants of the underlying crimes, the courts 4-3 decision said. The remedy for these egregious errors is a new trial.

The state Court of Appeals ruling reopens a painful chapter in Americas reckoning with sexual misconduct by powerful figures an era that began in 2017 with a flood of allegations against Weinstein. His accusers could again be forced to retell their stories on the witness stand.