The disgraced Hollywood mogul’s accusers will take to the stand and describe “unique things about his body” — including his testicles — as they recall how he allegedly sexually assaulted each of them, Deputy District Attorney Paul Thompson said in his opening statement at Los Angeles Superior Court.
“What I’m referring to is the result of a surgery that the defendant had in 1999,” Thompson told the jury as 70-year-old Weinstein shook his head.
“Because of an infection, his testicles were actually taken from his scrotum and put into his inner thighs,” he continued.
“None of the Jane Does will describe his anatomy perfectly, but most of them will be able to describe these abnormalities that they observed during the assaults.”
Harvey Weinstein is on trial in Los Angeles for allegedly sexually assaulting four women between 2004 and 2013.He added that the surgery caused “pretty noticeable scarring,” which will be visible in photos shown in court as the trial unfolds.
Weinstein — who is already serving a 23-year sentence for rape and sexual assault in New York — is now on trial for allegedly sexually assaulting four women in Los Angeles between 2004 and 2013.
“Each of these women came forward independently of each other … and they will tell you that the defendant assaulted them,” Thompson said.
“After the defendant assaulted the women, they felt emotionally devastated. They feared that he could destroy their careers if they reported what he had done to them.”
Thompson also played a video slideshow, which flashed up photos of his accusers with quotes from prior testimonials that were read out to the jury — including “I’m shaking and kind of being dragged into the bedroom” and “he put his penis in me but he wasn’t erect.”
Weinstein’s lawyers Alan Jackson (from left), Mark Werksman and Jacqueline Sparagna arrive at court on Monday, Oct. 24, 2022.Other descriptions included: “He undressed me and I was fondling my breasts. … and then came on my face” and “I was shocked. I was terrified. I kept saying, ‘No! No!'”
Weinstein’s four accusers to testify in the case are expected to be identified only as Jane Does, though California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, is among the accusers and has previously been identified as Jane Doe 4.
“Seventeen years ago, when she met the defendant in 2005, she was a powerless actor trying to make her way in Hollywood,” Thompson said, without specifically naming Newsom.
Weinstein allegedly raped her in a West Hollywood hotel room after she was lured there under the pretenses of a business meeting, Thompson said.
Weinstein, who was dressed in a black suit, white button-down shirt and blue tie, did not react and stared blankly at the jury as the prosecutor detailed some of the allegations leveled against him.
Four other women, separate from the Jane Doe accusers, will also testify at trial that Weinstein sexually assaulted them, but their allegations did not lead to criminal charges.
One of the original women involved in the trial appears to have dropped out, but Thompson remained tight-tipped when asked if she would still testify.
“While we have no comment at this time, our office is tirelessly ensuring all of the victims in this case receive justice,” officials with the DA’s office told The Post on Monday.
According to the prosecution, Weinstein had surgery in 1999 that led to an infection, which caused deformities his alleged victims could identify.In his opening statements, Weinstein’s lawyer Mark Werksman told how before the MeToo movement, it was commonplace in Hollywood for women to trade sex for career advancement.
He said: “Hollywood … was an entirely different place. In Hollywood, sex was a commodity. That’s the way things were done.”
Werksman even raised a slight chuckle from his client as he told the jury: “Look at him! He’s not Brad Pitt or George Clooney.”
He also made a dig at Siebel Newsom, saying: “Today she is the wife of Gov. Newsom. She’s the first partner of California … She’s made herself a prominent victim in the MeToo movement … otherwise she’d be just another bimbo who slept with Harvey Weinstein to get ahead in Hollywood.”
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The former movie mogul has denied any non-consensual sex and has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Monday’s trial ended with emotional testimony from Jane Doe 1, who claimed the disgraced producer allegedly raped her in February 2013 in her hotel room in LA.
The woman, who was an actress, said she had attended the Los Angeles Italia Film Festival that night, where she saw Weinstein.
Jane Doe 1 sobbed as she recounted how Weinstein forced his way into her room at around 12 a.m. and allegedly demanded she “suck his balls” while he masturbated.
She said she repeatedly told Weinstein that she was a mother but he grabbed her hair and forced her mouth onto his genitalia.
“It was miserable,” Jane Doe 1 said. “I was trying to get away and he grabbed my hair. … He pulled me to his private part … and forced me to do what he asked. I was crying, choking.”
The trial continues on Tuesday with Jane Doe 1’s testimony.
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