To some legal experts, the Harvey Weinstein sexual assault trial came down to one question jurors would have to sort out.
Would the panel believe the emotional testimony of women who said the movie mogul abused them, or would the testimony be colored by the praise and attention some of the women later gave Weinstein?The jury found Weinstein guilty of one count of rape and one count of committing a criminal sexual act, with each crime connected to individual allegations made by accusers Mimi Haley and Jessica Mann.
Concerned she had fractured her most important relationship in the film and television industry, Haley said, she agreed to meet with Weinstein again at his SoHo apartment in July 2006.until Weinstein lunged forward and attempted to kiss her. Mann broke down on the stand during cross-examination, causing Supreme Court Judge James Burke to end proceedings for the day.
Once upstairs, Mann said through tears, Weinstein bullied her into a bedroom and forced oral sex on her. The mogul grabbed her by the arm and pulled her aside before leading her to the room, she alleged. Once inside, he physically barred Mann from leaving and ordered her to undress, she testified.Defense attorneys repeatedly nudged the jury to consider what the aspiring actress stood to gain from her on-again, off-again relationship with Weinstein.
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