Prosecutors in the rape retrial of disgraced US movie mogul, Harvey Weinstein has narrated how he wielded his power to prey on the aspiring actress, Jessica Mann.
Weinstein, a central figure of abuse allegations that spurred the MeToo movement, appeared at the New York City courtroom wheelchair-bound due to ill health.
He is being retried on a count of third-degree rape against Mann that allegedly happened in 2013 in a Manhattan hotel room.
Last June, a judge declared a mistrial on the charge after the jury foreperson refused to return to deliberate the case amid a jury-room feud.
Weinstein is already imprisoned for other sex offenses, so he will remain behind bars regardless of the retrial verdict.
This case will come down to power, to control and manipulation, She told how Weinstein used his Hollywood clout to take advantage of Mann then a 27-year-old barely Assistant District Attorney Candace White.
White said that, the defendant preyed upon a fragile and sheltered young woman.
His attorney, Jacob Kaplan sought to dismiss Mann’s rape allegation by pointing to four years of contact between her and Weinstein, ending after other actresses came forward with claims against him in 2017.
He countered that the case is actually about consent, about choice and about regret.
Wrt; Happiness Abode
