A jury in a Los Angeles courthouse, Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein of having committed a crime of rape and two other crimes of sexual assault, according to what was published by the agency “Reuters”, and on the other hand the jurors acquitted Weinstein Of the accusations made against him by the second plaintiff, while no verdict has been reached regarding the accusations made against the defendant by the remaining two plaintiffs..
The 70-year-old producer of ‘Pulp Fiction’ and ‘The Artist’, dubbed the ‘King of Movies’, is serving a 23-year prison sentence issued against him in New York City in 2020 on similar sexual charges..
Harvey Weinstein
Details of Harvey Weinstein’s retrial
In his retrial, Weinstein faced allegations from four women, whose identities have been kept confidential, in which they detailed how he forced them to have sex with him in Beverly Hills and Los Angeles hotels between 2004 and 2013. There was a fifth plaintiff, but he ultimately declined to testify..
After weeks of grueling trial sessions, during which victims often cried, prosecutors described Weinstein as a “ghoul” with great influence in Hollywood (his films have been nominated for 330 Academy Awards and won 81), noting that this affair discouraged his victims from reporting him, who were reluctant to report him, fearing for their professional future.
In her closing argument, Attorney General Marilyn Martinez said, “There is no doubt that Harvey Weinstein was a sexual predator.” “Like all predators, he had his way,” she added, appealing for the jury to “end his intimidation sentence.”.
Victims of Harvey Weinstein
The producer refuses to testify
The former producer refrained from testifying during the trial, but always claimed that the sexual relations with the women who were prosecuting him occurred with their consent. Many of these cases have expired, some dating back to 1977, and Weinstein is also accused in the UK of sexual assaults dating back to 1996.
