Harvey Weinstein. Photo AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File.
A judge in Los Angeles County, United States, allowed today, Wednesday, five additional witnesses to testify against film producer Harvey Weinstein in a trial in which he will face eleven counts of rape and sexual abuse of five victimsreported by Variety magazine.
Five witnesses were called by the prosecution to complement the victims ’version and try to show the Hollywood magnate’s alleged inclination to commit sexual crimes.
The next the hearing will be held on June 10 and the parties expect the trial to begin in September, although the exact date has not yet been determined.
Harvey Weinstein will have the next hearing on June 10. Photo Etienne Laurent/Pool Photo by AP)
This Los Angeles County trial is the second the producer of films such as “Pulp Fiction” and “Shakespeare in Love” has faced, after being sentenced by a New York court in 2020 to 23 years in prison for the crimes. Similar.
Among the witnesses cited by Judge Lisa B. Lench were not the actors Daryl Hannah and Rose McGowansome of the first performers accused Weinstein of “destroying” their careers after being raped in 1997.
Among the witnesses called by the judge, actress Rose McGowan, one of the first to accuse Weinstein of raping her in 1997. Photo AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File.
In August, the magistrate decided not to allow any testimony related to events prior to the year 2000.
Judge Lench relied on so -called “testimony of previous bad acts”, which is included in the statute of limitations and establishes the maximum time available to begin judicial proceedings since the crime occurred.
The Los Angeles jury will have detailed information, due to similarities between the cases, about Weinstein’s earlier conviction for forced production assistant Mimi Haleyi to perform oral sex on him in 2006 and for third-degree rape (without express consent) to the actress Jessica Mannwhich took place in 2013. Source: EFE
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