{"id":60896,"date":"2026-04-22T13:13:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T13:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=60896"},"modified":"2026-04-22T13:13:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T13:13:21","slug":"harvey-weinstein-used-his-power-to-rape-fragile-sheltered-jessica-mann-prosecutors-tell-jury-as-nyc-re-trial-kicks-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=60896","title":{"rendered":"Harvey Weinstein Used His Power To Rape \u2018Fragile, Sheltered\u2019 Jessica Mann, Prosecutors Tell Jury as NYC Re-Trial Kicks Off"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Harvey Weinstein and Jessica Mann: third rape trial<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One for the money, two for the show, three to get ready\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

The saga of the New York trials of Harvey Weinstein is a bit convoluted, so bear with us: in 2020, disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape and a criminal sex act, resulting in a 23-year prison sentence.<\/p>\n

That verdict was later overturned by New York\u2019s Supreme Court due to the improper use of uncharged accusers\u2019 testimony.<\/p>\n

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So, he got a retrial in 2025, in which he was convicted of one count of first-degree criminal sexual act (involving Miriam Haley in 2006).<\/p>\n

Weinstein was also acquitted of a similar count involving another woman, and a mistrial (hung jury) was declared on the third-degree rape charge involving Jessica Mann.<\/p>\n

So, now, a THIRD trial is taking place on the sole count of raping Jessica Mann.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, he was tried in 2022 in Los Angeles and convicted on three counts (forcible rape, forced oral copulation, and sexual penetration) against one unnamed victim.<\/p>\n

This led to a 16-year sentence in 2023, which is to be served after the New York term.<\/p>\n

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Today, Manhattan prosecutors told the jury that Harvey Weinstein \u2018wielded his power like a weapon\u2019 against a \u2018fragile and sheltered young woman\u2019 who claims he raped her 13 years ago.<\/p>\n

NBC News<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was his world and everyone was just living in it,\u201d Assistant District Attorney Candace White told jurors during opening statements, presenting the disgraced Hollywood tycoon as a bully who \u2018expected everyone to fall in line\u2019 with his every demand.<\/em><\/p>\n

The trial revolves around allegations from Jessica Mann, a former aspiring actor who claims Weinstein sexually assaulted her at the DoubleTree hotel in midtown Manhattan in 2013. He has vehemently denied Mann\u2019s accusations and all allegations of nonconsensual sex.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018Jessica naively believed that she had an opportunity\u2019 for professional advancement after first meeting Weinstein, White said, arguing that the movie mogul feigned interest in her acting career and preyed on her vulnerability.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Read: Harvey Weinstein Says #MeToo Was Just Greedy Women Chasing Payouts: \u2018March to the Money Pile\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Defense lawyer Jacob Kaplan rebutted the prosecution\u2019s allegations, saying Weinstein and Mann had a lengthy \u2018consensual sexual relationship\u2019, and accusing the actress of having \u2018slept her way into Hollywood\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2019She was always in control of her actions\u2019, Kaplan said.<\/em><\/p>\n

Kaplan highlighted emails the two exchanged, which he characterized as \u2018verbal snapshots\u2019 of a \u2018supportive\u2019, \u2018caring\u2019 and \u2018mutually beneficial\u2019 relationship that spanned four years. \u2018He didn\u2019t rape her at any time\u2019, Kaplan said.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Harvey Weinstein 3d NY trial, after opening statements: DA Bragg\u2019s prosecutor describes rape in Doubletree Hotel in Manhattan on March 18, 2013; Marc Agnifilo\u2019s parter Jacob Kaplan cites consent and emails, as Weinstein himself objects from wheelchair- story later pic.twitter.com\/qQtyXa36dm<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Inner City Press (@innercitypress) April 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Harvey Weinstein Says #MeToo Was Just Greedy Women Chasing Payouts: \u2018March to the Money Pile\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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