Tuesday trial Within five years for the Harvey Weinstein. The 73 -year -old former cinema tycoon is accused of sexual abuse of a former assistant television, aspiring actor and model.
“Accused Harvey Weinstein wanted their bodies and the more they resisted, the more violent it became,” assistant prosecutor Shannon Lucy told the jurors today (23.04.2025), as the 73 -year -old New York trial began in New York.
Twelve jurors – seven women and five men – were selected for the verdict for Weinstein who, according to the BBC, is likely to spend the rest of his life in prison as He has not yet begun to serve his 16 -year -old sentence, as he was also found guilty of rape in a separate trial in California in 2022.
However, his lawyers reminded that he was cancer patient and diabetic.
Last September, he was taken to hospital for heart surgery and held in a hospital unit.
In addition to the actor Jessica Man and former TV production assistant Miriam Haleythe trial also includes complaints from the former model from Poland, Kaja Sokolawho has accused Weinstein of attacking her when she was 16 years old.
Weinstein serves a 23 -year sentence in a New York prison after his initial conviction.