GA new trial has begun against convicted sex offender Harvey Weinstein. The 70-year-old former US film mogul faces 11 counts, including rape and other sexual assault, at trial in Los Angeles starting Monday. At the beginning the selection process for the twelve jurors was started.
It is about allegations by five women in a period from 2004 to 2013. Their names are anonymized. Most of the incidents are believed to have taken place in Beverly Hills hotels. As before, Weinstein has denied any guilt in this case. Sexual acts were always consensual.
Jennifer Siebel Newsom goes public
Information from the newspaper “Los Angeles Times” was particularly explosive on Monday, which reported that the wife of California Governor Gavin Newsom was among the witnesses in the process. Her attorney said Jennifer Siebel Newsom was sexually harassed by Weinstein and will testify. Siebel Newsom is a documentary filmmaker and actress. Her husband has ruled the important US state since 2019.
Must answer in court again: Harvey Weinstein
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Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison in New York in March 2020 for rape and sexual assault, among other things. The judgment marked a milestone in legal history. In the high-profile case that helped spark the #MeToo movement since 2017, the jury believed the testimonies of several women, despite Weinstein’s protestations of innocence and a lack of physical evidence. More than 80 women accused Weinstein of sexual assault during #MeToo.
The producer of films like “The English Patient”, “Pulp Fiction”, “Good Will Hunting” or “Gangs of New York” is currently in a prison in Los Angeles. British prosecutors also approved charges against Weinstein in June.
