HARVEY Weinstein’s accuser Mimi Haley will consider taking the stand again should the disgraced film producer be granted a new trial in New York, her former attorney told The U.S. Sun.
Famed attorney Gloria Allred, who represented Haley during Weinstein‘s 2020 trial in Manhattan, ripped the New York Court of Appeal’s decision as a “significant step backward for the Me Too movement.”
Attorney Gloria Allred (right) told The U.S. Sun that Miriam Haley (left) will testify again against Harvey Weinstein if the disgraced film producer is granted a new trialGetty
The New York Court of Appeals overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape convictionAP
“Even though the process of testifying was grueling and retraumatizing for Mimi, she reaffirmed to me today that she would consider testifying again if District Attorney Alvin Bragg decided to proceed with a new trial of Harvey Weinstein,” Allred told The U.S. Sun in a statement.
“I commend Mimi on her courage and willingness to keep standing up for the truth.”
The renowned attorney blasted Thursday’s ruling, saying, “The decision of the New York Court of Appeals today is a significant step backwards for the ‘Me Too’ movement in criminal cases in New York.
“The decision means that it will be more difficult to convict those who victimize women and prey on them.
“As a result, fewer prosecutions will be brought against sexual predators and many will escape the justice that they deserve.
“Although victims have lost this battle they have not lost the war.
“We will continue to fight for justice for victims both in criminal and civil cases until there is a fair trial not just for the accused but also for those who allege that they are victims of sexual predators.”
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