What followed, the women have maintained, were unwanted, sometimes violent, encounters in hotel rooms and apartments. Some of Mr. Weinstein’s accusers have said he raped them; others that he forcibly performed oral sex on them. Their testimony has included allegations that Mr. Weinstein masturbated in front of them and tried to leverage his power in the film industry to induce them to take part in threesomes. The other four women — among them an actress from “The Sopranos,” Annabella Sciorra — were asked to testify to show that Mr. Weinstein engaged in a pattern of sexual predation. What’s to comeMr. Weinstein’s lawyers are expected to begin their defense as early as Friday morning.

Source: New York Times February 06, 2020 10:18 UTC