NEW YORK (Reuters) – A woman testified at Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial on Wednesday that the film producer trapped her in a hotel bathroom in 2013 and masturbated in front of her while groping her breasts, and told her: “This is what all the actresses do to make it.”
Lauren Young cries as she describes an encounter with film producer Harvey Weinstein during his sexual assault trial at New York Criminal Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S. February 5, 2020 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg
Lauren Young, a 30-year-old model and actress, is the last of six accusers scheduled to testify in a Manhattan courtroom against Weinstein, a once-powerful Hollywood figure.
Young’s claims are not part of the criminal charges against Weinstein. She is among three women whom prosecutors are calling to bolster their case against the former movie producer.
Young is also one of two accusers in a sexual assault case brought against Weinstein in Los Angeles.
In the New York case, Weinstein, 67, has pleaded not guilty to raping aspiring actress Jessica Mann and to sexually assaulting another woman, former production assistant Mimi Haleyi. Since 2017, more than 80 women have accused Weinstein of sexual misconduct.
Weinstein, who produced films