“In 2005, who would have thought that the most powerful man in Hollywood was a closet rapist?” LA County Deputy District Attorney Marlene Martinez asked jurors today in Harvey Weinstein’s West Coast rape trial. “Who could blame her for thinking that she could handle herself,” the prosecutor queried over now California First Partner and trial Jane Doe #4 Jennifer Siebel Newsom in her closing argument.
In the first portion of a closing argument that will continue Thursday, Deputy DA Martinez zeroed in on the much accused former mogul’s powerful perch.
She also made sure to repeatedly state Weinstein’s vile modus operandi and attempts by the defense to discredit “bimbo” Newsom and other Jane Does who have taken the stand over the past five weeks in the high profile case.
With Weinstein seated nearby in the DTLA courtroom, the prosecutor termed the Oscar winning producer a “degenerate rapist,” who “used that power to prey on women, to silence women.” Martinez told the jurors that the wealthy and well-connected Weinstein “used that power to live his life without the repercussions of his predatory behavior.
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