After a month of evidence from 44 witnesses in Los Angeles, a jury has found Weinstein guilty of one count of rape
Three of the women - a model, a model/actress, and a massage therapist - gave evidence anonymously.
Mr Jackson urged jurors to look past the drama and emotion of the testimony of the four women, and focus on the factual evidence. The defence lawyer also said the alleged rape and assault of the other two women in 2005 and 2010 were"100% consensual" encounters that the women engaged in for the sake of career advancement that they later became"desperate to relabel" as non-consensual.
Deputy district attorney Marlene Martinez emphasised the similarities between his accusers' testimony.After arranging to meet with a woman at a hotel he would find a way to get them to his suite where he would then go from"charming and complimentary to aggressive and demanding"."Confined within those walls, victims were not able to run from his hulking mass.She urged jurors to complete Weinstein's fall from grace by convicting him in California.
She said she physically feared Weinstein, who outweighed her by 100 pounds or more, and considered running or hitting or biting him. When she was in the bathroom washing her hands following the massage, she said Weinstein entered, blocked the door, and began masturbating in front of her.
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