Lauryn Overhultz | Columnist
A Manhattan judge has closed disgraced producer Harvey Weinsteins sexual assault court case to the press and public.
Justice James Burke claimed having an open hearing would be prejudicial to Weinstein, according to a Page Six report published Friday. The pre-trial hearing focuses on whether behavior Weinstein has not been charged for will be admitted for the trial.
The judge will also decide if prosecutors can call accusers to testify against Weinstein to show a pattern of behavior. Weinstein has been accused of forcing production assistant Mimi Haleyi to perform oral sex, and raping a former lover.
The justice claimed that opening the hearing to the public would expose the press and potential jurors to “inflammatory” information that may not be admissible during the trial. (RELATED: Harvey Weinstein Accused Of Assaulting Teenage Girl. The Details Are Graphic)
“This would result in a violation of both the defendants right to an impartial jury panel and his right to a fair trial,” Burke ruled.
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