What to Expect During Harvey Weinstein’s Criminal Trial

Harvey Weinstein’s felony trial in New York County’s Supreme Court will start on Monday — over two years after The New York Times and The New Yorker first broke tales in regards to the disgraced film mogul’s habits towards girls.

The whole trial, together with jury choice, is anticipated to final eight weeks, a spokesperson for the New York State Unified Court System instructed The Wrap. On the primary day, Jan. 6, Justice James Burke, the presiding choose, will define an approximate schedule for the trial. Jury choice will start on Tuesday and is anticipated to final about two weeks. Once the jury has been set, the trial will start with opening statements.

Weinstein, who pleaded not responsible at his first indictment in August, faces 5 felony counts: two counts of predatory sexual assault, one depend of first-degree felony sexual assault, one depend of first-degree rape and one depend of third-degree rape. The costs stem from accusations by Mimi Haleyi and a still-unnamed lady for encounters they are saying occurred in 2006 and  and 2013.

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In addition, no less than one different accuser is anticipated to testify within the courtroom: Annabella Sciorra, the actress who has accused Weinstein of raping her 26 years in the past. While Weinstein can’t be charged for any exercise related to Sciorra’s accusations, since they fall outdoors of New York state’s statute of limitations, her testimony could possibly be used to strengthen the district lawyer’s case in opposition to Weinstein by displaying a sample of predatory habits.

A consultant for Time’s Up instructed The Wrap final week that the group doesn’t have any “ground activations” deliberate in the mean time in response to the trial, however a web based petition has been launched for anybody trying to share phrases of assist to survivors taking the stand.

“We would not be in this historic moment without the courage and conviction of these survivors, who risked everything — their jobs, their careers, and their personal sense of security — to call out sexual assault and harassment and begin to expose behavior that workers for generations have silently endured,” Tina Tchen, the president and CEO of Time’s Up, instructed The Wrap. “Before they came forward, the scope and magnitude of the problem was hidden. Two years later, they have ignited an unstoppable movement for change that cannot be ignored.”

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The felony trial will not be related to the tentative $25 million settlement that Weinstein and The Weinstein Company (and its insurers) just lately reached with greater than 30 of his accusers.

In addition, Weinstein nonetheless might face prosecution in Los Angeles, whose district lawyer is reviewing eight accusations of sexual misconduct in opposition to the previous producer. Although two accusations had been filed in the previous few months, most have been below evaluation since early 2018 — two of the Beverly Hills instances had been submitted in January 2018, adopted by a 3rd in June of that yr. Three of the LAPD instances had been submitted in February 2018.

No felony costs have been filed in L.A., and there’s no timetable for when a choice may be made on whether or not costs will or gained’t be filed.