New York – Opening statements are scheduled for Wednesday at the former movie tycoon Harvey Weinstein’s Violation judgmentThis time, with a female majority jury that decides the #Metoo case case.
After a one -day selection process produced a Seven Woman, jury of five men and five alternative jurors for MondayWeinstein’s prosecutors and lawyers finished choosing a sixth and last alternative on Tuesday. The alternatives enter if a member of the main panel cannot see the test.
The main jury is more women than the five women and seven men than Condemned to Weinstein in his first trial Five years ago. The verdict marked an exclusive moment for the #MeToo movement against inappropriate sexual behavior, which had been fed in 2017 by a large number of accusations against Weinstein, then a producer of high -flying films of a series of Oscar winners, including “Pulp Fiction” and “Shakespeare in Love”.
But in an investment that Carenado #Metoo ActivistsThe highest court in New York last year VOLSO OF THE 2020 CONDEMEN OF WEINSTEIN and 23 -year prison sentence. The court determined that the judge of first instance allowed the harmful testimony. The term of that judge expired in 2022, and is no longer in the bank.
Weinstein, 73, declared herself innocent and denies sexually raping or assaulting anyone.
Extracted from the Manhattan jury group, the 12 members of the main jury for the new trial include a physics investigator, a photographer, a dietitian, a therapist, a software engineer from the investment bank and a fire security director. Others have experience in real estate, television commercials, debt collection, social work and other fields.
One has a secondary equivalence title. Others have master’s degrees. Some have served as jurors or large jurors several times before; Others, never.
Hundreds of other potential juries were excused for reasons ranging from barriers to language to strong opinions about Weinstein: “The first word that came in my head was ‘pig'”, A man said who was soon let.
The chosen ones were interrogated about their background, life experiences and several other points that could relate to their ability to be fair and impartial about the highly publicized case.
“Can you hear sexual accusations here from the Salaz nature: graphic, maybe. Listen to that would indicate that … Mr. Weinstein should be guilty?” Defensor lawyer Mike Cibella asked a possible jury member on Monday. The woman, who was finally chosen, replied that no.
Prosecutor Shannon Lucey sought guarantees that the possible jurors could put aside any position or feeling they had about the #MeToo movement.
“Is there anyone who thinks about the movement and think: ‘Ok, that’s something that I have to keep in the back of my mind when I am deciding this case.’ Can everyone put that aside?” Lucey asked a group of 24 possible jurors. Everyone indicated that they could do it.
Weinstein’s new sexual violation and aggression trial implies accusations of three women: an aspiring actor who said that he violated it in 2013, and two women who made separated accusations of forced oral sex in 2006. One of the two It was not part of the original test.
Meanwhile, Weinstein is challenging a separate 2022 Violation conviction In Los Angeles.
