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Weinstein Retrial Advances to Closing Arguments as He Declines to Testify

Jurors prepare for closing arguments after three accusers detailed alleged rape followed by forced oral sex during weeks of testimony.

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Harvey Weinstein appears in State Supreme Court on April 29 in New York City. (Credit: Jefferson Siegel-Pool/Getty Images)

Overview

  • Weinstein declined to testify, moving the trial toward closing arguments scheduled for Tuesday, June 4.
  • He faces charges of raping Jessica Mann in 2013 and forcing oral sex on Miriam Haley and Kaja Sokola in 2006 in a retrial ordered after his 2020 conviction was overturned.
  • All three women delivered graphic testimony in Manhattan Supreme Court, describing how Weinstein allegedly used promises of career advancement to exploit them.
  • His defense team argued the encounters were consensual and called witnesses to challenge elements of the accusers’ accounts.
  • Weinstein has appeared in court in a wheelchair after being transferred from Bellevue Hospital’s prison ward due to deteriorating health.