Rape retrial hears Weinstein ‘preyed’ on aspiring US actress

The trial is ready to reveal the facility dynamics of the film trade, notably for younger ladies, in addition to the complexities of rape trials.

In a bid to make clear Mann’s relationship with Weinstein, the prosecution stated it’s going to name a forensic psychologist to elucidate the typically “counterintuitive conduct” 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 group together with Marc Agnifilo, who represents excessive profile figures together with rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs.

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

“I am always threatened and derided. I would not final lengthy on the market,” he instructed the Hollywood Reporter at the beginning of the yr.

Weinstein was identified for his fiery mood, and the trade had lengthy been rife with options 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 sequence of claims by younger ladies that triggered an avalanche of allegations from greater than 80 complainants and prompted the worldwide MeToo motion.