Producer Harvey Weinstein was arrested Friday on charges of raping a woman in 2013 and a criminal sex act against another woman in 2004. But the record shows that celebrity and wealth promises a better outcome for the accused, especially in sex cases. That legal ambivalence was on view Friday with the arrest of Weinstein in New York on rape and sex crime charges. The powerhouse attorney notably defended pop icon Michael Jackson and former International Monetary Fund head Dominique Strauss-Kahn against sex charges, as well as the rapper and producer Sean "P. Diddy" Combs against weapons violations and bribery charges. "I didn't believe this day would come," said actress Rose McGowan, who accused Weinstein of having raped her in 1997.

Source: Bangkok Post May 25, 2018 22:18 UTC