Rape retrial hears Weinstein ‘preyed’ on aspiring US actress

The trial is ready to reveal the ability dynamics of the film business, significantly for younger ladies, in addition to the complexities of rape trials.

In a bid to make clear Mann’s relationship with Weinstein, the prosecution mentioned it should name a forensic psychologist to elucidate the generally “counterintuitive habits” of sexual assault victims.

Weinstein is already serving a 16-year jail time period in a California case for the rape of a European actress greater than a decade in the past. 

He’s interesting that conviction, and one other from the trial in June.

Earlier than their foreperson give up, the jury convicted Weinstein of sexual assault towards film producer Miriam Haley and acquitted him of the identical alleged crime towards Polish-born actress Kaja Sokola.

Weinstein has employed a brand new authorized workforce together with Marc Agnifilo, who represents excessive profile figures together with rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs.

The Oscar-winning Weinstein has claimed to be underneath risk on the infamous Rikers Island jail complicated within the Bronx the place he’s being held, leaving him largely in solitary confinement.

“I am continuously threatened and derided. I would not final lengthy on the market,” he advised the Hollywood Reporter in the beginning of the yr.

Weinstein was recognized for his fiery mood, and the business had lengthy been rife with recommendations that he took benefit of his energy to sexually exploit ladies.

In 2017, blockbuster investigations by the New Yorker and the New York Occasions laid naked a collection of claims by younger ladies that triggered an avalanche of allegations from greater than 80 complainants and prompted the worldwide MeToo motion.