Harvey Weinstein Retrial: Testimony Continues with New Accuser

Weinstein Retrial Resumes

• ⚖️ The retrial of Harvey Weinstein for rape and sexual assault allegations is resuming, with testimony continuing after the first witnesses spoke yesterday.
• 🎤 Eyewitness News reporter Crystal Cranmore is providing live updates from outside the courthouse in lower Manhattan.

Key Witnesses and New Allegations

• 🎤 Mimi Haley and Jessica Mann are expected to take the stand again.
• 🆕 The jury will hear for the first time from Cage Aoka, a new accuser whose identity was previously anonymous.
• 🗣️ All three women claim they were sexually assaulted by the former media executive.

Defense and Prosecution Arguments

• 🤝 Weinstein's lawyers are presenting the relationships as consensual.
• ⚖️ Prosecutors, however, detailed allegations in their opening statements, including an incident in 2006 involving a 54-year-old Weinstein and a 19-year-old accuser, stating he used force when told no.
• 🗣️ One prosecutor described the alleged incident as "incredibly traumatic" and praised the accuser's bravery.

Weinstein's Health and Court Proceedings

• 🏥 Weinstein's legal team has petitioned to move him from Riker's Island to Belleview Hospital due to his declining health.
• 📅 A court hearing is scheduled for later today to determine if Weinstein can remain at Belleview's prison ward for the duration of the trial.