“In a word, he was powerful, and he held that power to prey on women, to silence women. He used that power without the consequences of his predatory behavior.”
Weinstein — who is already serving a 23-year sentence for rape and sexual assault in New York — is facing charges for allegedly sexually assaulting four women in Los Angeles between 2004 and 2013.
Former film producer Harvey Weinstein allegedly would cover up his assaults by getting his staff to reach out to the women afterwards with a promise of work.He faces two counts of forcible rape and five counts of sexual assault involving a dancer, a model and a massage therapist.— wife of California Gov. Gavin Newsom — also provided bombshell testimony that Weinstein allegedly raped her at the Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills in 2005.
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