Ilya Maritz
Appearances
NPR News Now
NPR News: 04-15-2025 1PM EDT
Weinstein was convicted in 2020 on felony sex crimes charges and sentenced to 23 years, but an appeals court overturned that verdict last year, ruling that the trial judge allowed some testimony which the jury should not have heard. In this new trial, three women are expected to testify against him. Weinstein is 73 and has been in ill health. He's pleaded not guilty.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 04-15-2025 1PM EDT
He has a separate conviction in California for rape and sexual assault. For many years, Weinstein was a major hitmaker in Hollywood, with credits ranging from Pulp Fiction to Good Will Hunting. Jury selection is expected to take several days. Ilya Maritz, NPR News, New York.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 05-08-2025 4AM EDT
Prosecutors say Kaya Sokola was about 20 years old when Weinstein assaulted her in a hotel in 2006. It's one of three criminal counts against him. On the witness stand, Sokola described winning a modeling competition in her native Poland at just 14 years old and soon traveling to Paris and New York for work. She'll be back on the stand Thursday.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 05-08-2025 4AM EDT
Six female accusers testified at Weinstein's first New York trial in the year 2020, but only three are expected this time, and Sokola is the only new accuser the jurors will hear from. Weinstein maintains he's innocent. His previous conviction was overturned on procedural grounds. For NPR News, I'm Ilya Maritz in New York.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 05-09-2025 4AM EDT
Kaya Sokola told the court that in 2002 she was a 16-year-old model visiting the United States for the first time. She said it was during that trip that Weinstein sexually assaulted her in a Manhattan apartment. When she resisted, he told her she needed to work on her stubbornness.
NPR News Now
NPR News: 05-09-2025 4AM EDT
She said Weinstein assaulted her a second time, almost four years later, in a hotel room, saying afterwards, you see, that wasn't so difficult. Sokola was not a witness at Weinstein's 2020 New York trial. His conviction was overturned by an appeals court on procedural grounds last year. Weinstein maintains his innocence. For NPR News, I'm Ilya Maritz in New York.