The re -trial of sex crimes begins in Harvey Winstein in New York with a new witness

Sex crimes will be tried in Harvey Winstein in Manhattan on Tuesday – with a new witness He was appointed to accuse the disgraceful film pole From forcing her to meet a patient at the Manhattan Hotel.

Three accused in total will face the imprisoned “Pulp Fitch” producer – whose condemnation was in 2020 at the height of #Too movement It turned against the appeal – In an experience that is scheduled to last more than a month.

Two women, Mary “Mimi” Haley and Jessica Man, will take the situation again Describe how they were sexually assaulted Written by Winstein, 73, the powerful king of Hollywood who was accused by more than 80 women sexual behavior.

Prosecutors say that a third woman, who was not publicly identified, will testify that Winztein forced her to have oral sex at the Manhattan Hotel in 2006.

The jury will be selected on Tuesday.

The former Miramax head was sentenced to 23 years in prison behind the bars in the Manhattan case after a dramatic trial, where the prosecutors claimed this. Winstein won the weak women Those who sought it to progress in their career.

However, the highest appeal court in New York reflected the conviction in April 2024, and it was found that the trial judge had left three additional additional women, although Winstein was not charged with their allegations.

Winstein was condemned separately by rape in California after an Italian model witnessed that he threw himself on her after his appearance was not invited outside her room at the hotel during an Italian movie in 2013. The sexual pests convicted of 16 -year prison in that case were sentenced to that but attractive.

Winstein is the boy’s sticker for the #Metoo anti -sex revolution. His first trial included dozens of women danced and threats outside the court in the protests of flashing flash against sexual violence.

Lawyers of the former studio head They argued that the shouting of the public is polluted by the jury Winstein’s right was frustrated in a fair trial.

“Five years ago when I was, comrades, there were protests, there were people who were chanting” Fry Harvey “,” Harvey is a rapist. “

“There was #Metoo, Opera Winfrey, and then, as you know, all of these people were against him. The jury had to feel terror if they had acquitted about a reaction from their families and their private societies,” Idala added.

“I think that generally have declined. We have more anxiety with the failure of stock markets and wars abroad, and I only think it is a different environment.”

It is not clear whether Winstein will choose his testimony. The three defendants who were sentenced to the Court of Appeal-in the division of 4-3, who is an opposition judge, said as “annoying”-his unfair testimony in the first trial will not take this time.

“We will try the case on facts and allegations, and nothing else,” said Curtis Farber, the high judge of Manhattan during the session last week.

Winztein faces prison for up to 25 years on two charges of first -class criminal sexual law, and four years in prison for third -class rape.

His lawyers are expected to argue with the trial that women have agreed to sexual meetings.

Additional reports by Cecilia Catalini