The jury was instructed to return to court Monday, when opening statements could begin.
LOS ANGELES — A jury of nine men and three women was sworn in Thursday to hear the criminal trial of former film producer Harvey Weinstein on sex-related charges involving five women.Meanwhile, attorneys were set to return to the downtown Los Angeles courtroom to choose 10 alternate jurors who could be called upon if any of the jurors need to be replaced during the trial.
Weinstein -- who produced such films as"Shakespeare in Love" and"Pulp Fiction" -- was initially charged in January 2020 by Los Angeles County prosecutors with forcible rape, forcible oral copulation and sexual penetration by use of force involving one woman on Feb. 18, 2013, and sexual battery by restraint involving another woman a day later.
Weinstein, now 70, was later charged in April 2020 with sexual battery by restraint involving"Jane Doe 3" in a Beverly Hills hotel room in May 2010. In November 2020, prosecutors added six more counts -- three counts each of forcible rape and forcible oral copulation -- involving two other alleged victims in Beverly Hills between 2004 and 2010.
The judge -- who described the charges as"essentially sexually assaults or assaults of a sexual nature" -- told prospective jurors the trial is expected to last about two months, including the jury selection process, which began Oct. 10.
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