Jurors in the sexual assault trial against Harvey Weinstein were shown naked pictures of the movie mogul on Tuesday, to corroborate accusers’ descriptions of his “deformed” genitals.
After hearing testimony from Jessica Mann and Emanuela Postacchini, both of whom alleged the disgraced producer pressured them into participating in a threesome, the panel was shown five nude pictures of the 67-year-old, WENN.com reports.
Mann previously described Weinstein’s genitals as “deformed” and “intersex” during her testimony at Manhattan Supreme Court.
“The first time I saw him fully naked… I thought he was deformed and intersex. He has extreme scarring that I didn’t know if maybe he was a burn victim. He does not have testicles and it appears like he has a vagina.”
Weinstein’s lawyer had strenuously argued against the jury being shown the images, but they were entered into evidence on Tuesday.
When jurors were shown the images, the New York Post‘s gossip column Page Six reported that one of the female jurors “made a slight face”, “while another woman on the panel raised her eyebrows and a male juror opened his eyes widely”.
The images were among 72 shots taken on June 18, 2018, by Manhattan District Attorney photographer Yakov Mandelman, as part of the DA’s investigation into the criminal case against Weinstein.
When Mandelman was asked if the pictures “fairly accurately represent how the defendant looked”, he answered yes.
As Weinstein left the court after the day’s proceedings, he was asked by a reporter whether the pictures were of him naked.
“No, it was Playboy,” he laughed.
Weinstein has pleaded not guilty to 5 felony counts of rape and sexual assault relating to encounters with Mann and production assistant Mimi Haleyi in 2013 and 2006.
He faces life behind bars if convicted.
