Jessica Mann reportedly had a panic attack on the stand, while Harvey Weinstein snoozed through part of the testimony
Photo: JEENAH MOON/Getty Images Harvey Weinstein’s rape and sexual-assault trial began in New York in January. Although over 100 women have publicly accused the disgraced producer of various forms of sexual misconduct, ranging from unwanted touching to rape, he is currently facing five felony counts for alleged nonconsensual encounters stemming from the accusations of two women: Mimi Haleyi and Jessica Mann.
Weinstein is not facing any counts in Sciorra’s case, which is considered an “aggravating” or “underlying” crime that can be used to establish a pattern of behavior. “He pushed me down. He held me down by my arms … no stay, like that … and I said, ‘No, no,’ and at that time I started realizing what was actually happening and I thought … this is being raped,” she testified.
Weinstein is charged with one count of criminal sexual act and predatory sexual assault involving Haleyi. Wulff explained that she subsequently got a call from someone at Weinstein’s company about meeting with a casting director. When she got to Weinstein’s office for what she believed was an audition, however, she said she was shuttled into a car that took her to his Crosby Street apartment. Wulff alleged that Weinstein held her arms and laid her on the bed, while she herself felt “numb.”
After these events, Mann said she “made the decision to be in a relationship with [Weinstein],” noting later that she “was sexual with very few people” and “entered into what I thought was going to be a real relationship with him — and it was extremely degrading from that point on.”
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