This Monday began the trial against the well-known producer in New York, a key process for dozens of affected women and the #MeToo
The portrait of a monster: this is how Harvey Weinstein acted with his victims
The same day that the trial against him in New York began, Harvey Weinstein faced new criminal charges from Los Angeles . Jackie Lacey , a Los Angeles County district attorney, accuses the 67-year-old film producer of sexual assault on two women in 2013 - whose names have not been released - in addition to indicating that three more cases are being investigated .
Weinstein has been accused of "a serious crime of rape on both women, forced oral intercourse, sexual penetration by the use of force and sexual assault," according to the statement released Monday. According to what is described in the document, Weinstein pushed one of the alleged victims to make her enter her hotel room in Los Angeles, where she raped her.
The next day, the producer of tapes such as 'Shakespeare in Love' or 'Gangs of New York' attacked a second woman in a Beverly Hills hotel suite, incidents that Lacey confirmed occurred on February 18 and 19, 2013. Both reported the incident to at least one person and reported it four years later.
These are criminal charges that would condemn Weinstein to spend 28 years behind bars if convicted . "I want to congratulate the victims who came forward and bravely told what happened to them," Lacey said. "I hope that all victims of sexual violence will find strength and healing as all this progresses."
These are the first criminal charges filed by the Angelina Prosecutor's Office after two years of investigation and more than 40 similar complaints against Weinstein , the main target of the #MeToo movement against sexist violence in Hollywood. The majority preferred not to press charges for not having enough evidence or for considering themselves too old to begin a judicial process of this nature.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the country, Judge James Burke assured in a court in New York that he will evaluate the admission of new photographs, seven in total, presented by the Prosecutor's Office, as part of a hearing prior to the jury selection process.
In the first session of the process against Weinstein, the New York Prosecutor's Office has stated that it has "strong arguments" about the photographs during a hearing in the Supreme Court. For its part, the defense has unsuccessfully requested to call to testify the detective Nicholas DiGaudio , section of the case for hiding information.
In one of the most tense moments, the assistant to the prosecutor Joan Illuzzi has described the media interviews given by this weekend by Weinstein's main lawyer, Donna Rotunno , and the judge has ordered him categorically "remove them" from your public communications.
Weinstein arrived in the room 20 minutes before the scheduled time walking with the help of a walker and preceded by Rotunno. He remained silent surrounded by his legal team, which unsuccessfully requested the judge to obtain more information about the evidence that the authorities will present.
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