- In the #MeToo era, women who make sexual misconduct allegations against powerful men can count on public support, but the rape trial in New York of former movie producer Harvey Weinstein has shown that accusers should brace for far less friendly treatment in a court of law.
During the weeks-long trial, Weinstein’s attorneys questioned his accusers about their appearance at the time of the alleged attacks, their drinking habits and whether they used Weinstein to land a Hollywood acting job. Legal experts said the movement has complicated the work of defending someone like Weinstein because a jury is more likely to sympathize with the alleged victims.Weinstein’s defense team said in their opening statements that his accusers are reframing old interactions.
“Weinstein’s attorneys are victim blaming bullies,” actress and writer Sarah Ann Masse wrote in a Feb. 3 Twitter post. Masse has said she was a victim of Weinstein’s sexual misconduct. “Mr. Weinstein is entitled to his day in court, entitled to his Sixth Amendment right to confront his accusers and entitled to have his attorneys ask questions on his behalf,” she wrote. “In asking those questions, we ask things that may make people ‘uncomfortable’ because the subject matter is uncomfortable and at times sensitive. However, we are respectful and measured in our examination.
Daniel Hochheiser, a New York criminal defense lawyer and former prosecutor, said Weinstein’s lawyers have sounded “somewhat harsh” during cross-examination.
Disgusting to retraumatize them.
Obleśny Harvey.
You need evidence in court not a sob story
Must are just in it for the $$$$$. 90% aren’t victims at all.
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Courtrooms, where rape victims get raped all over again before justice is potentially served. Revictimization at it's worst.
Doesn't make what happened right but some of these 'aspiring actresses' knew the trade they were making at the time. Now they conveniently play victim.
innocent until proven guilty is everyone right ...
Basically the people with the money and power are gonna be grilled.
Look at that poor soul he couldn't rape his way out of a paper bag.
survivors* your captions are ugly
I have seen no explanation for Weinstein’s recent inability to walk without support. I suspect it’s a play for sympathy
As they say, money talks, especially in courts. The culprit becomes the victim! If the Senate acquitted Trump, then everybody is innocent.
Weinstein has a certain ring to it. Sounds like the perfect grilled sausage. Fat disgusting pervert pig who used younger men to lure beautiful up and coming women into his world to be degraded and sexually exploited for THEIR own self gratifications. He hasn’t rolled yet?
Rich sex-pig like Weinstein likely -and usually- win the day...
mmmmm things about to get real....real ugly
The attack on women continues long after the actual attack.
Sorry to say but that is fair. An accusation is not guilt and should be challenged.
Of course, while he roams free after years of predation and assaults. Those victims are ready for anything after any ordeal he put them through. They are survivors, he’s trying to look like the grandpa from Up but he can’t pull it off because his soul is rotten.
No man with tennis balls on his walker could be a rapist. ~ Bill Cosby
That has always been the case which is why so few women were willing to take these cases to court.
Have to question the framing of saying 'accusers' rather than 'victims' here
Yeah we knew that since not only before MeToo but literally always, thank you This is how women get treated when we report sexual assault We’ve been telling you
Finish him off.
WhiteHouse
just look his face, torso -- all his disgusting work can be seen ....
I don’t care. I think it’s a nice jacket
Wow, since when was Reuters in the job of witness intimidation? nice article.! Providing cover for Weinstein?.. I guess all media is really the enemy of the people
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