Judge warns Harvey Weinstein defence lawyer not to talk to media after Newsweek op-ed on trial

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NEW YORK (REUTERS) - The judge in the Harvey Weinstein rape case on Tuesday (Feb 18) warned his lead defence lawyer that she must not talk to the press until the jury has reached a verdict, two days after the attorney wrote an opinion piece in Newsweek magazine about the case.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

NEW YORK - The judge in the Harvey Weinstein rape case on Tuesday warned his lead defence lawyer that she must not talk to the press until the jury has reached a verdict, two days after the attorney wrote an opinion piece in Newsweek magazine about the case.

"This is an op-ed about the jury system as a whole, about the criminal justice system as a whole," she said. Prosecutors on Tuesday asked Burke to revoke Weinstein's bail and jail him, saying he must have approved the Newsweek opinion piece. The judge did not act on the request.Weinstein faces life in prison if convicted on the most serious charge, predatory sexual assault.Since 2017, more than 80 women have accused Weinstein of sexual misconduct.

She assailed the credibility of the accusers and urged the jury to put aside their emotions and use common sense in evaluating the evidence. Haleyi testified during the trial that Weinstein forced oral sex on her in his home in 2006. Haleyi said Weinstein"lunged"at her, backed her into a bedroom and forcibly performed oral sex on her, yanking out her tampon.

 

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