In the trial against Harvey Weinstein, one of the main witnesses of the indictment raised serious allegations against the former film mogul. According to media reports, production assistant Mimi Haley described sobbing on Monday, as Weinstein allegedly raped her in his New York apartment in 2006.
So he pushed her into the bedroom and pushed her onto the bed. “I rejected him, but he insisted. Whenever I tried to get up from bed, he pushed me back and pushed me down,” Haley told the New York Supreme Court, including the “Hollywood Reporter” reported,
In sometimes drastic details, she then described how Weinstein then forced oral sex on her and should have given her no chance to escape. A few weeks later, forced sexual intercourse took place a second time. Haley, who until recently was called Haleyi, described how she had endured “stupefied”.
Attack on the credibility of the witnesses
When cross-examined by one of Weinstein’s defenders, she was confronted with the fact that she was still in contact with Weinstein after the alleged rape and wrote friendly emails to him. Last week, a psychiatrist testified in the trial that such behavior by rape victims was perfectly normal.
The trial is primarily about allegations by Haley and actress Jessica Mann, who Weinstein is said to have raped in 2013. Weinstein denies all allegations; his defense lawyers try to question the credibility of the witnesses. In the end, twelve jurors decide on guilt or innocence.
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Just a few days ago, Annabella Sciorra had Weinstein in court heavily burdened, The actress, known from the series “The Sopranos”, described how the former film producer allegedly raped her. Weinstein broke into her apartment in New York in the early 1990s and took off his shirt, she said in court.
“I told him to go. But he kept coming up to me and I felt overwhelmed because he was very tall. I hit and kicked him, I tried to get him away from me. ” But he held her and raped her.
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Afterwards, Weinstein threatened her and warned that she should not tell anyone about the incident. She was very bad after that, Sciorra said. “I started drinking a lot and cutting myself.” Sciorra’s allegations are statute-barred, but the prosecution hopes to be able to prove by these statements that it is Weinstein alleged offense is not an isolated case.
On Wednesday, the prosecution and defense had their opening speeches delivered an exchange of blows, The prosecutor described the 67-year-old Weinstein as a “sex offender and rapist”, Weinstein’s team attacked the credibility of the witnesses.
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