Harvey Weinstein's long-anticipated criminal trial begins this week in New York City.
Before the year was out, more than 80 women would come forward to detail a spectrum of alleged sexual aggression by Weinstein, ranging from sexual harassment to forcible rape, and he would face a federal lawsuit from six women which alleged that his attempts to conceal and cover up accusations of sexual assault wereWeinstein ultimately reached a tentative global settlement in a number of civil cases last month for $47 million, a source briefed on the...
The use of such witnesses has proven significant in previous high-profile criminal trials, especially Bill Cosby's trial last year on charges that he drugged and sexually assaulted Temple University basketball coach Andrea Constand. Annabella Sciorra attends New York Stage and Film's 2013 Season Launch on June 4, 2013, in New York City.Even if he is acquitted at trial in New York, the 67-year-old producer remains under investigation for sexual assault in Los Angeles and London.
She testified to how common counterintuitive behavior is in victims of sexual violence, and how they rarely act the way you would think they would. University of California, Irvine professor Dr. Elizabeth Loftus gives a talk on memory in Irvine, Calif., March 10, 2014.Weinstein was initially charged with first and third degree rape in New York for attacking an unidentified woman in 2013. Defense attorneys have submitted evidence to the court that they say indicates that the alleged victim attended a movie screening at Weinstein’s request just hours after he is alleged to have raped her.
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