Weinstein defense asks why accuser didn't get STD test
, implored a New York jury on Thursday to exonerate the former movie mogul, arguing that his accusers have shirked responsibility for their own actions.
Weinstein is facing five counts of rape, criminal sex acts, and predatory sexual assault, and could face life in prison if convicted. The prosecution called six women to testify about their alleged assaults, but the case rests largely on the allegations of two of them: aspiring actress-turned-hairdresser, and former “Project Runway” production assistant Miriam Haley.
“What does she do?” Rotunno asked. “She gets naked and she lays on the bed. This is not a rape. This is someone who agrees to do what has been discussed.” Mann testified in explicit detail, saying she felt repulsed by Weinstein’s naked body. She described his genitalia as deformed, and said she never had any sexual attraction to him. Rotunno argued that, nevertheless, she chose to have sex with him because she could get something out of it.
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