A #MeToo reckoning

Harvey Weinstein is found guilty in New York; the coronavirus outbreak rattles markets. Tonight's Sentences was written by Cameron Peters. TOP NEWS Harvey Weinstein is convicted of rape and sexual assault Scott Heins/Getty Images - Disgraced media mogul Harvey Weinstein was found guilty on two charges — criminal sexual assault and third-degree rape — in New York on Monday. He was acquitted on three more charges: first-degree rape and two counts of predatory sexual assault. [[Vox / Anna North](] - The conviction represents a major landmark in the Me Too movement and a rare moment of legal accountability for sexual assault charges that are in some cases more than a decade old. [[WSJ / Deanna Paul](] - The two charges carry maximum potential sentences of 25 years and four years in prison, respectively. Weinstein, who is 67, will be sentenced on March 11 and has been remanded to jail in the meantime. [[BuzzFeed News / Tasneem Nashrulla](] - Had he been convicted of predatory sexual assault, the most severe of the charges brought, Weinstein could have faced up to a life sentence. [[NBC New York / Erica Byfield and Chris Glorioso](] - The New York case isn’t over, though: Weinstein’s lawyers have already indicated that they plan to appeal the conviction after Weinstein is sentenced next month. [[New York Times](] - And Weinstein is still facing charges in Los Angeles. He's been charged with four counts of sexual assault there, though it’s unclear when he could go to trial. [[LA Times / James Queally](] - More than 100 women have accused Weinstein of sexual assault, harassment, or abuse over the years; however, only six women took the witness stand against him in New York, and the charges against him were predicated on allegations by just two of the six. [[CNN / Nicole Chavez, Eric Levenson, and Lauren del Valle](] - The case against Weinstein was launched into public view following a 2017 investigation by New Yorker reporter Ronan Farrow that detailed rape allegations against Weinstein and corroborated earlier reporting on the allegations by the [New York Times's Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey](. [[New Yorker / Ronan Farrow](] - Farrow on Monday tweeted that “Today’s outcome in Harvey Weinstein’s New York trial is the result of the decisions of multiple women to come forward to journalists and to prosecutors at great personal cost and risk. Please keep those women in your thoughts today.” [[Twitter / Ronan Farrow](] - And Asia Argento, one of Weinstein’s accusers, posted a message on Instagram: “Harvey Weinstein is now a convicted rapist. Two survivors cry and ... celebrate. Thank you God. Thank you to all the brave women. Thank you to the judge and jury in NYC." [[Instagram / Asia Argento](] The coronavirus is spreading outside of China - Cases of Covid-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, have begun to appear in significant numbers outside China, a trend the World Health Organization on Monday described as “significantly disturbing.” [[WHO](] - As of Monday, the death toll is over 2,600, and there are nearly 80,000 confirmed cases. [[Johns Hopkins University](] - Italy, Iran, and South Korea have all seen outbreaks in the past week, and the WHO warned on Monday that the world isn’t ready for a major disease outbreak. [[NYT / Steven Lee Myers and Sui-Lee Wee](] - Some experts, however, have said that it's too late: "When several countries have widespread transmission, then spillover to other countries is inevitable. One cannot shut out the rest of the world," on expert told Vox. [[Vox / Julia Belluz](] - South Korea is the center of the biggest outbreak outside China, with 833 reported cases as of Monday. An obscure messianic religious group, the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, is reportedly at the center of the outbreak. [[Washington Post / Min Joo Kim](] - The economic consequences of the virus are also becoming evident: Several major US stock indexes fell by more than 3 percent Monday, and foreign markets took a hit too. [[WSJ / Chong Koh Ping, Anna Isaac, and Caitlin McCabe](] MISCELLANEOUS Nearly a million people have been displaced in northern Syria. It’s one of the worst humanitarian crises in nine years of war, and it’s still getting worse. [[Vox / Jen Kirby](] - Mike Bloomberg is richer than the 125 million poorest Americans combined. [[Atlantic / Annie Lowrey](] - How much did the Democratic presidential campaigns spend on food last month? A lot. [[Eater / Gary He](] - How a 42-year-old made his NHL debut on Saturday — and won. [[WSJ / Jason Gay](] VERBATIM "The story of #MeToo, of what the movement is about, is that men no longer have tacit permission to use their power or prestige to sexually access girls’ and women’s bodies. Their power and position cannot be used in secret or in the open to exploit asymmetry of power." [[Actress Ashley Judd on Harvey Weinstein’s conviction / NYT](] LISTEN TO THIS [s it better to have loved and influenced than never to have loved at all?]( Is it better to have loved and influenced than never to have loved at all? [[Spotify / Arielle Duhaime-Ross and Emma Gray](] [Read more from Vox](#) [Coronavirus fears have spurred a stock market sell-off]( [The police want your phone data. 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