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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Jennifer Peltz and Michael R. Sisak

Ex-model takes the stand in Harvey Weinstein's retrial. It's the first time she has testified

Sexual Misconduct-Harvey Weinstein - (Bloomberg)

Days into Harvey Weinstein 's first sexual assault trial in 2020, prosecutors privately spoke for the first time with a former model who alleged that he had forced oral sex on her.

But that jury was never told about Kaja (KEYE’-ah) Sokola's claim. Prosecutors have said they still were investigating the allegation when Weinstein, a onetime movie tycoon-turned- #MeToo pariah, was convicted in February 2020 of charges based on other women's accusations.

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