The jury is complete for the new edition of the historical process against the former Filmogul Harvey Weinstein due to sexual crimes. Seven women and five men were selected from a pool of nearly 300 people. There are also six replacement jury members.
The opening entitlement in the 73-year trial will be expected in New York on Wednesday.
Weinstein lawyers hope for “fair trial”
Weinstein’s spokesperson Judah Engelmayer described the jury’s selection process in a message as “rigorosis and temporarily debilitating” process. However, they hoped that this jury could judge the facts impartially and that this time Weinstein will receive a “fair trial”. He deserves the chance to wash his name, the speaker went on. Weinstein is again justified for accusations of sexual offenses in New York.
The historical debt for rape and sexual coercion from 2020 was collected last year due to procedural errors. A series of allegations for serious sexual attacks on Weinstein had considerably roll the global Metoo movement in 2017. In the first procedure in 2020, the jury consisted of five women and seven men.
Three main enthusiasts
As now, the allegations of two women were central to the process: Weinstein would have forced the production assistant Mimi Haleyi in 2006 for oral sex and raped the actress Jessica Mann in 2013.
Now the public prosecutor brings both allegations to the court again, but added another case: a woman also accuses Weinstein of her to have oral sex in 2006. Although she had already reported the authorities before the first test, but her statements were not taken into account at that time.
Weinstein rejects accusations
The procedure could extend more than five weeks. Weinstein has always rejected some debt. His lawyers emphasize that the sexual contacts were mutually acceptable.
Weinstein can spend the night in the hospital during the current process. This was decided last week by a judge in New York after the defense of the 73-year-old had submitted an application. Weinstein suffers from numerous health problems.
Source: Krone
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