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Harvey Weinstein Heads To Trial For Sex Crimes In A #MeToo La

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Harvey Weinstein goes on trial today. The formerly¹ acclaimed² film producer faces sexual assault charges filed by two accusers. Those charges are only the cases that prosecutors³ thought they could bring in New York. They amount to a tiny fraction of the public accusations⁴ made that helped to ignite the #MeToo movement. NPR's Rose Friedman has our report, which, we should note, contains details of sexual misconduct.

ROSE FRIEDMAN, BYLINE⁵: More than 80 women have publicly accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct since The New York Times and New Yorker magazine published bombshell reports more than two years ago. The alleged⁶ abuse took place in cities around the world. But it was the Manhattan DA's office which eventually charged Weinstein. And in May of 2018, Weinstein walked into the New York City Police Department to turn himself in.

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UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: Harvey...

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #2: Harvey, what took you so long?

FRIEDMAN: When he arrives in court today, Weinstein will be facing five charges related to two different alleged incidents. The first involves a former Weinstein Company production assistant named Mimi Haleyi. She says that in 2006, Weinstein invited her to his New York home, where he pulled out her tampon and orally forced himself on her. She spoke⁷ to reporters in October.

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MIMI HALEYI: No woman should have to be subjected to this type of unacceptable abuse. Women have the right to say no. And no is a no, regardless of the circumstances. And I told Harvey no.

FRIEDMAN: The second incident allegedly occurred in 2013. The name of that victim has not been released. In addition, actress Annabella Sciorra is expected to testify in order to bolster⁸ the charges that Weinstein committed crimes against more than one woman. Sciorra says in the winter of 1993 and '94, that Weinstein dropped her off at her apartment after a film industry dinner. She says he reappeared at her door and pushed it open. He came inside, overpowered her and raped⁹ her. She told her story to New Yorker journalist Ronan Farrow, who spoke to NPR last year.

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RONAN FARROW: Her life has been irrevocably changed by this. And I am very grateful that she was in the reporting.

FRIEDMAN: All along, Weinstein has maintained that everything he did was consensual.

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BENJAMIN BRAFMAN: Mr. Weinstein will enter a plea of not guilty.

FRIEDMAN: Benjamin Brafman was Weinstein's first attorney in the case. He mounted an aggressive defense¹⁰ in the media, arguing that while the #MeToo movement was a positive development, it also resulted in a rush to judgment¹¹ for his client.

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BRAFMAN: When you have a #MeToo movement that pressures public officials to take certain action when, perhaps, it's not warranted, then it gets to be very, very scary. And I think that's what happened here.

FRIEDMAN: One scene has changed lawyers several times. His current attorney, Donna Rotunno, hinted at a likely defense strategy - trying to prove that the women willingly took part in their contact with Weinstein.

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DONNA ROTUNNO: And I can promise you that there is a truth that you have not reported on. We are here to uncover that truth. I think it's going to be obvious that the relationships had with women in this case were quite consensual. And we have a lot of documentation to back those things up.

FRIEDMAN: But first, jury selection starting tomorrow. Nancy Gertner is a former federal judge and author of a book on jury selection. She says in a case this public, it won't be easy.

NANCY GERTNER: The issue is not necessarily finding the needle in the haystack, you know, the one person who has never heard of the Weinstein case.

FRIEDMAN: Instead, Gertner says, each side will be scrutinizing¹² every potential juror for signs of prejudice.

GERTNER: Every lawyer now goes on social media, looking for what the jurors have said about the case. So the lawyers will have information from social media feeds to get a sense of where the jurors are.

FRIEDMAN: Jury selection could take up to two weeks. The entire trial could last six to eight. If Harvey Weinstein is convicted on the most serious charge, he faces a minimum of 10 years and a maximum of life in prison.

Rose Friedman, NPR News, New York.

1 formerly   

adv.从前，以前

参考例句：

• We now enjoy these comforts of which formerly we had only heard.我们现在享受到了过去只是听说过的那些舒适条件。
• This boat was formerly used on the rivers of China.这船从前航行在中国内河里。

2 acclaimed   

adj.受人欢迎的

参考例句：

• They acclaimed him as the best writer of the year. 他们称赞他为当年的最佳作者。
• Confuscius is acclaimed as a great thinker. 孔子被赞誉为伟大的思想家。

3 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

4 accusations   

n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名

参考例句：

• There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
• He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。

5 byline   

n.署名；v.署名

参考例句：

• His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
• We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。

6 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

7 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

8 bolster   

n.枕垫；v.支持，鼓励

参考例句：

• The high interest rates helped to bolster up the economy.高利率使经济更稳健。
• He tried to bolster up their morale.他尽力鼓舞他们的士气。

9 raped   

v.以暴力夺取，强夺( rape的过去式和过去分词 )；强奸

参考例句：

• A young woman was brutally raped in her own home. 一名年轻女子在自己家中惨遭强暴。 来自辞典例句
• We got stick together, or we will be having our women raped. 我们得团结一致，不然我们的妻女就会遭到蹂躏。 来自辞典例句

10 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

11 judgment   

n.审判；判断力，识别力，看法，意见

参考例句：

• The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
• He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。

12 scrutinizing   

v.仔细检查，详审( scrutinize的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• His grandfather's stern eyes were scrutinizing him, and Chueh-hui felt his face reddening. 祖父的严厉的眼光射在他的脸上。 来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）
• The machine hushed, extraction and injection nozzles poised, scrutinizing its targets. 机器“嘘”地一声静了下来，输入输出管道各就各位，检查着它的目标。 来自互联网