Those include alleged sexual assaults against women spanning four decades for which Mr. Weinstein was never criminally charged. But Mr. Weinstein’s lawyers have argued in court papers that the allegations were never proven and should not be used to determine his punishment. On the advice of his lawyers, Mr. Weinstein did not testify. The newly released court documents provided one possible reason that he opted not to take the stand. Manhattan prosecutors were prepared to call 11 more “prior bad act” witnesses to testify if he had.

Source: New York Times March 10, 2020 16:05 UTC