NEW YORK - More than two years after a wave of sexual assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein ushered in the #MeToo movement, the disgraced movie mogul faces another reckoning: a criminal trial that could him put him behind bars for the rest of his life.
Weinstein's lawyer has argued the case is weak and said she plans to aggressively cross-examine the accusers. Prosecutors had charged Weinstein with assaulting a third woman but later dropped that charge after it was alleged that a police detective had coached a corroborating witness. The first allegations were brought to light by The New York Times and The New Yorker in October 2017.
Weinstein has shuffled through a series of lawyers before settling on a team led by Rotunno. He remains free on bail, though it was doubled last month to US$2 million paid through a bail bondsman after prosecutors said he repeatedly mishandled his electronic monitoring equipment, leaving him untracked for hours at a time.
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