Expert witness details 'rape myths' in Harvey Weinstein case

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Expert witness details 'rape myths' in Harvey Weinstein case
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Prosecutors in the Harvey Weinstein rape and sexual assault trial called on veteran forensic psychiatrist Dr. Barbara Ziv, who previously testified at Bill Cosby’s criminal trial last year.

trial on Friday called on veteran forensic psychiatrist Dr. Barbara Ziv, who previously testified at Bill Cosby's criminal trial last year.

A total of six women are expected to testify that Weinstein sexually assaulted them. Weinstein is charged with crimes related to two of the six women, and the rest are being called in support of prosecutors' efforts to demonstrate a pattern of sexual predation. He's pleaded not guilty to all charges and denied ever engaging in non-consensual sex.

"I think something bad happened," Sciorra replied, according to Perez."'I think I was raped.' And the way she said it was so strange because she was still whispering." "She said she was scared that he was gonna get her again, and that's when I put two and two together -- and I said, 'He's the one that raped you,' and she said, 'How did you know?' And I said, 'I didn't know -- you confirmed my speculation,'" Perez testified Friday."She told me that it was, in fact, Harvey Weinstein that raped her.

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