‘Used unfettered power to sexually abuse women’: Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial begins | World News
Opening statements were made by attorneys on Wednesday in New York in the retrial of Harvey Weinstein’s rape and sexual assault charges as prosecutors accused the film producer of using his power to sexually harass and abuse three women, while the defence lawyers presented a contrasting explanations of Weinstein’s encounter with women. During the argument in New York state court in Manhattan, prosecutor Shannon Lucey said that Weinstein exploited his power of being a Hollywood gatekeeper to prey and sexually abuse women, and then by claiming to hold their careers hostage, the disgraced movie mogul also ensured that the women remained silent. In her opening statement, Lucey said “Harvey Weinstein had enormous control over those working in TV and film because he decided who was in and who was out. He had all the power, they had none,” Reuters reported. Story continues below this ad Standing in his third trial in five years, Weinstein is accused of sexually harassing a former television production assistant, an aspiring actress and a model. Weinstein has pleaded not guilty …
