The woman whose rape allegation led to criminal charges against Harvey Weinstein is set to testify in a pivotal moment for both sides in his MeToo-era trial.
that the powerful Hollywood mogul had a habit of preying on women.
Victims are “hoping this is just an aberration” and they can also end up blaming themselves, Ziv testified.Friday, prosecutor Meghan Hast told jurors in an opening statement last week that the alleged rape victim had “buried her trauma” and was trying to navigate Weinstein’s powerful grip on her by pretending she wanted to see him and saying nice things.
Hast said the woman and Weinstein met at a Hollywood party in February 2013 and Weinstein appeared to take an instant liking to her. They had several follow up meetings, ostensibly to talk about her career, but things turned more and more sexual, the prosecutor said.
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