US EditionRape accuser Jessica Mann testifies against Harvey Weinstein for a third time
Mann described being trapped, restrained and raped as defense lawyers argue her encounters with Weinstein were consensual.
- On Monday, Jessica Mann testified for the third time in Harvey Weinstein's New York retrial, accusing him of raping her in a Manhattan hotel in March 2013, following his overturned 2020 conviction and a subsequent hung jury.
- Weinstein's defense maintains the four-year connection was consensual and supportive, while Mann testified she felt pressured by his professional power and sought validation despite resenting his sexual demands.
- Defense attorneys on Wednesday scrutinized a March 20, 2013, reflective note Mann wrote that omitted any mention of the alleged assault, while Mann described feeling "spacey" from testifying stress.
- Prosecutors seek a conviction to secure legal accountability in the high-profile #MeToo case, with the verdict potentially influencing how courts handle historic sexual assault allegations against powerful figures.
- This third trial underscores the complexity of prosecuting cases after legal reversals; the jury must now resolve the 2013 Manhattan incident following last year's hung jury deadlock.
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Weinstein accuser finishes five days of tense testimony
The accuser at Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial has finished testifying. She returned to the witness stand Friday, a day after she said was having difficulty focusing. She faced further questioning from the former movie magnate’s lawyers. They spent the much…
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Madison CourierWeinstein accuser continues testifying after saying she was struggling with stress
NEW YORK (AP) — The accuser at Harvey Weinstein ′s rape retrial resumed testifying Friday, a day after she said she was having difficulty focusing on the witness stand. Jessica Mann returned to court for further questioning from the former movie magnate’s lawyers, who spent the morning scrutinizing her communications and get-togethers with him after the alleged rape in March 2013. “I’m not doing too good right now, so I’m really trying to rememb…
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