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Harvey Weinstein in court again
Harvey Weinstein, former US film producer, during a court hearing in Los Angeles. photo
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His sex crimes are considered the trigger of the #MeToo movement, in New York he has already been sentenced to 23 years in prison. Now a trial against ex-film producer Harvey Weinstein begins again.
Former US film mogul Harvey Weinstein is on trial again after his conviction in New York. At the start of the trial in Los Angeles, the twelve jurors are to be selected from Monday (6:30 p.m. CEST). The 70-year-old has been charged with 11 counts, including rape and other sexual assault.
It’s about allegations by five women in a period from 2004 to 2013. Their names are paraphrased and anonymized as “Jane Doe #1 – #5”. Most of the incidents are believed to have taken place in Beverly Hills hotels. As before, Weinstein has denied any guilt in this case. Sexual acts were always consensual.
Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison in New York in March 2020 for rape and sexual assault, among other things. The judgment marked a milestone in legal history. In the high-profile case that helped spark the #MeToo movement since 2017, the jury believed the testimonies of several women, despite Weinstein’s protestations of innocence and a lack of physical evidence. More than 80 women accused Weinstein of sexual assault during #MeToo.
The producer of films like “The English Patient”, “Pulp Fiction”, “Good Will Hunting” or “Gangs of New York” is currently in a prison in Los Angeles. British prosecutors also approved charges against Weinstein in June.