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Woman can testify Weinstein used force to rape her despite his acquittal, judge rules

  • Judge Farber ruled Wednesday that an accuser can testify about 'force' at Weinstein's retrial in Manhattan.
  • Weinstein's lawyers argued testimony about physical force would open the door to his 2020 acquittal.
  • Weinstein, age 73, faces a sex crime charge after his prior conviction was overturned last year.
  • Farber stated, "She will not be precluded from using the term force or describing the use of force."
  • The Court of Appeals vacated his conviction due to unfairly allowed testimony from other women.
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Woman can testify Weinstein used force to rape her, judge rules

The woman is one of three accusers whose allegations form the basis of the charges in Weinstein’s retrial in state court in Manhattan.

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Woman can testify Weinstein used 'force' to rape her despite his acquittal, judge rules

A judge says an accuser will be allowed to use the word

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Woman can testify Weinstein used force to rape her despite his acquittal, judge rules

A judge says an accuser will be allowed to use the word “force” in her testimony at Harvey Weinstein’s retrial even though the disgraced movie mogul was acquitted of a rape charge that alleged he used physical force against her.

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“A Hole in the Story” Takes Us Back to Me Too’s Heyday - Electric Literature

I remember vividly where I was when I read Ronan Farrow’s investigation into Harvey Weinstein’s abuse of more than a dozen women, many of whom worked for him, or hoped to. I read it sitting on the edge of a fireplace, tucked in a meeting room off to the side of my college campus’ dining hall. In the days that followed, thousands of women turned to social media to share their experiences of sexual abuse and harassment both inside and outside of t…

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Judge Grants Accuser Can Testify Weinstein Used Force to Rape Her Despite Acquittal

A woman who says Harvey Weinstein trapped her in a Manhattan hotel room and raped her in 2013 can use the word “force” when she testifies at his retrial even though the disgraced movie mogul was acquitted of using physical force against her, a judge ruled Wednesday. Judge Curtis Farber reversed his earlier decision to forbid Jessica Mann from telling jurors that Weinstein used force against her, explaining that after a review of case law he deci…

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Woman can testify Weinstein used force to rape her

A judge says an accuser will be allowed to use the word "force" in her testimony at Harvey Weinstein's retrial even he was acquitted of a rape charge.

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The Tribune-Democrat broke the news in Johnstown, United States on Wednesday, April 9, 2025.
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