12 jurors picked to hear sex-assault charges against Harvey Weinstein

A defense lawyer for Harvey Weinstein asked potential jurors in his sexual assault case on Friday whether they believed a person would have sex with a boss for career advancement purposes as the 12th and final juror was selected and sworn in.

“Who here thinks that someone would have consensual sexual relations with someone at work to get ahead at work?” Aidala posed to the group.The jury — selected early Friday afternoon along with three alternates — is composed of five men and seven women. There are four black jurors and the rest are white.Over strenuous objection from the defense, a woman who wrote a book concerning predatory older men was selected.

Concentrated jury questioning by the attorneys, a process known as voir dire, began Thursday morning. The trial for the Hollywood figure began last week in New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan.On Jan. 6, the first day of his trial, Weinstein was hit with a new set of sexual assault charges relating to two incidents in Los Angeles, after a lengthy investigation. Weinstein’s lawyers called the timing of that announcement a “coordinated” publicity stunt.

Aidala said one of the women — a Memorial Sloan Kettering hospital employee and beauty pageant winner — was cut because she also made a go at acting and has experience as a model. She admitted in her questionnaire that in her late 20s she tried and failed to make it as an actor.She also was likely to identify with models who would testify at the trial, the defense attorney insisted.

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