Harvey Weinstein arrived at a Manhattan courthouse Monday for opening of his sex-crimes trial in the first celebrity MeToo case to open in a criminal court.
Patrick Ryan and Maria PuenteNEW YORK – Harvey Weinstein arrived at a Manhattan courthouse Monday for the opening of his sex crimes trial as his lawyers and prosecutors prepared to begin selecting a jury in the first celebrity #MeToo case to open in a criminal court.
Rosanna Arquette, one of Weinstein's many accusers who is not testifying, was spotted before the proceeding began waiting outside the courthouse, dressed in a red coat and hat. She and other similarly dressed accusers who call themselves the"Silence Breakers" held a news conference at a nearby park to denounce Weinstein, the man they repeatedly called a"serial rapist."
The Silence Breakers include dozens of Weinstein accusers, most of them not famous actresses, but none of them are testifying in the trial. Only two women's allegations are charged against Weinstein; four others will testify about uncharged alleged crimes. The major question about jury selection will be whether it proceeds quickly or slowly, given the high-profile nature of this trial: The fallen movie mogul faces five charges, including rape and predatory sexual assault, involving encounters with two women, in 2013 and 2006.
Rosanna Arquette waits outside a Manhattan courthouse for the arrival of Harvey Weinstein, as his sex-crimes trial opens on Jan. 6, 2020, in New York.“Enough harm has been done to these witnesses already,” Illuzzi said, accusing Rotunno of making “degrading, humiliating” statements about them, including that one is an actress and will do just fine on the witness stand. “That’s not the way this case should be tried,” Illuzzi said.
Weinstein is the first target of the #MeToo movement, accused by more than 80 women, including A-list stars, of being a serial sexual harasser and predator over decades as a feared and famed Hollywood producer and power broker. The two women whose accusations form the basis of the five charges are expected to take the stand. One woman says Weinstein raped her in a Manhattan hotel room in 2013. The other woman says Weinstein performed a forcible sex act on her in his Manhattan apartment in 2006.
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