NEW YORK — In the third week of testimony at Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial, the prosecution rested, the defendant dozed off and there was the most intense testimony yet, with jurors being sent home early one day after a key accuser started sobbing uncontrollably. After several witnesses described explicit details of Weinstein's anatomy, jurors Tuesday were shown nude photographs of him that authorities took after his 2018 arrest. Prosecutors appeared to be using the images to corroborate testimony that Weinstein had “extreme scarring” on his body, as well as specific details about his genitalia that came up in witness testimony. The images were meant to be seen only by the jury and weren't projected in court or passed out to the media. Nevertheless, some courtroom sketch artists using binoculars were able to get a gander at the photos and incorporated them into their renderings.

Source: New York Times February 08, 2020 19:41 UTC