US prosecutors are set to begin presenting their rape case against Harvey Weinstein
US prosecutors are set to begin presenting their rape case against Harvey Weinstein
23 January 2020
The once-powerful Hollywood producer faces life in prison if convicted, in a trial that's become a watershed moment for the MeToo movement.
Lawyers will make their opening statements to a jury of seven men and five women in a Manhattan courthouse.
The 67-year-old has pleaded not guilty to charges of assaulting two women.
He faces up to life in prison if convicted of the most serious charge, predatory sexual assault.
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