Harvey Weinstein trial: Who are the protagonists of the case? - 20 Minutes
More than two years after the #MeToo wave, Harvey Weinstein will have to explain himself before the courts. The trial of the American producer, accused of sexual assault and rape by two women, opens this Wednesday in New York and should last six weeks.
Mimi Haleyi, former production assistant to Harvey Weinstein, accuses her of forced sex at her home in 2006. A second woman, who has remained anonymous so far, accuses the producer of having raped her in 2013 in a bedroom. Manhattan hotel.
Testimonies from 80 women
The battle will be led by two women: Joan Orbon-Illuzzi, prosecutor who directs the prosecutions against the producer, and Donna Rotunno, the lawyer of Harvey Weinstein, accustomed to defend the alleged sexual attackers.
In total, more than 80 women have charged him since October 2017 with harassment and sexual assault. But most of the facts are old and prescribed. Prosecutor Joan Orbon-Illuzzi nonetheless plans to testify four other women who accuse the producer of past sexual assaults. Among them, actress Annabella Sciorra, from the series Les Soprano , who accuses Harvey Weinstein of having raped her in 1993.
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