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Harvey Weinstein Rape Retrial Begins as Prosecutors Detail New Charge and Identify New Accuser

Prosecutors outlined the charges against Harvey Weinstein — included a new one he was indicted on last year — as his rape retrial began in New York.

Harvey Weinstein ’s retrial on sexual assault and rape charges in New York began Wednesday, April 23, with prosecutors saying of the disgraced movie mogul: “The defendant wanted their bodies, and the more they resisted, the more forceful he got.” During her opening statement, Assistant District Attorney Shannon Lucey outlined the charges against Weinstein, which stem from alleged incidents involving three women. Two of those women — Jessica Mann and Miriam Haley — were involved in the 2020 case against Weinstein, which resulted in a guilty verdict that was ultimately overturned, leading to the retrial.

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