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Criminal case follows civil suit against Harvey Weinstein
There is a civil lawsuit against ex-producer Harvey Weinstein (M). The now 70-year-old has been in prison since 2020 for rape and sexual assault. photo
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The former producer has to go back to court. Last year he was found guilty of rape, among other things.
A woman who appeared as a plaintiff in the recent criminal case against Harvey Weinstein is now also bringing a civil suit against the former film producer. The model has filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles for sexual assault and emotional distress, several US media reported.
Weinstein was found guilty of three counts, including rape, by a California jury in December in the criminal trial into allegations by four women. He was acquitted on one point, and there was no agreement on three other points. He faces a long prison sentence. The sentence is still pending.
compensation for rape
The three guilty verdicts concerned an anonymous model who said on the witness stand that she traveled to Hollywood from Rome in February 2013 for a film festival. Weinstein came into her hotel room on the pretext that he wanted to talk. He forced her to have oral sex and raped her there.
The woman is now seeking undisclosed damages in her civil lawsuit for “the horrible rape” and the resulting problems she’s struggled with over the past ten years, her attorney said, according to the Los Angeles Times.
He denies any guilt
Weinstein (70) has been in prison since 2020. A trial in New York for rape and sexual assault ended with a guilty verdict and a 23-year prison sentence. Weinstein’s legal team has appealed the verdict. The ex-producer has consistently denied any guilt, claiming sexual acts were always consensual.