A trial has begun again against convicted sex offender and former US film mogul Harvey Weinstein. The 70-year-old faces 11 counts at the Los Angeles trial, including rape and other sexual assault. At the beginning, the selection process for the twelve jurors was started, as several US media reported unanimously.
It’s about allegations by five women between 2004 and 2013. Their names are listed as “Jane Doe
California governor’s wife appears as witness
Information from the newspaper “Los Angeles Times” was particularly explosive, which reported that the wife of California Governor Gavin Newsom was among the witnesses in the trial. Jennifer Siebel Newsom’s attorney said her client had been sexually harassed by Weinstein and will testify. This enabled US media to report on the prominent process participant. Newsom is a documentary filmmaker and actress. Her husband Gavin Newsom has ruled the powerful US state since 2019.
Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison in New York in March 2020 for rape and sexual assault, among other things. The judgment marked a milestone in legal history. In the sensational case that the
The producer of films like “The English Patient”, “Pulp Fiction”, “Good Will Hunting” or “Gangs of New York” is currently in a prison in Los Angeles. British prosecutors also approved charges against Weinstein in June.