Groveling Ex-Model Tells All in NY Court Against Weinstein
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Ex-model of Polish descent provided testimony against Weinstein in a New York courtroom. - Former Polish model shares her account in a New York courtroom regarding allegations against film producer Weinstein
It's been half a decade since the juicy, 73-year-old Weinstein slithered into the hot seat with a 23-year prison sentence for splattering slime on former production assistant Miriam Haley and another woman. But New York's top dog court flipped the script on him, scrapping the verdict due to technical fiascos and ordering a fresh skirmish, in play since mid-April. Now, we've got the edgy, 39-year-old Sokola in the spotlight. She's up against Weinstein too, with claims of forced oral sex.
The kinky cat Weinstein was smacked with charges for assaulting Sokola in 2006 right here in New York, leaving her a sprightly 19. Though anything alleged to have occurred when she was 16 hits a statute wall, Sokola spoke up in court on Thursday about that too.
Our girl Sokola first crossed paths with Weinstein, apparently, in 2002 at a Manhattan bash with other models. It was her very first solo waltz in the Big Apple. She fluttered with excitement when this elderly film producer with bat-like wings swooped in.
Weinstein then popped the question of lunch and eventually transported her to a pad in Manhattan. Once there, he ordered her to strip naked. He informed her she'd need to shed her threads if she wanted a shot at stardom. Against her kickbacks, Weinstein proceeded to claw his way into her life.
When the hot-shot prosecutor asked why she didn't scream for help at the time, Sokola breathed heavily, "I felt like a piece of junk." "I thought it was all my damn fault," she sniffed through tears.
The second round of teary testimonies is set for Friday, as she revisits the 2006 hotel room hijinks that took place in Manhattan.
- Harvey Weinstein
- Kaja Sokola
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- Rape
- Miriam Haley
Backstory:
- Sokola's allegations against Weinstein trace back to:
- 2002 (Age 16): Their first meeting in Manhattan, where Weinstein invited Sokola to his apartment under the pretext of career talks. Here, she testified that Weinstein asked her to disrobe[4][5].
- 2006 (Age 19): Weinstein allegedly sexually assaulted Sokola in his hotel room. She claimed he overpowered her, ripped off her stockings and undies, and orally gratified himself while she begged him to stop[2][4].
- Prosecution and Trial: Sokola's testimony was not presented in Weinstein's 2020 trial. However, during his current retrial, prosecutors have integrated her claims, and she has testified against him in May 2025[2][4].
- When Kaja Sokola was only 16 years old, she had her first encounter with Harvey Weinstein in New York, at a meeting in Manhattan where he reportedly asked her to disrobe.
- In 2006, when Sokola was 19, she alleges that Weinstein sexually assaulted her in a hotel room in Manhattan.
- During the ongoing retrial of Harvey Weinstein in New York, Kaja Sokola has testified against him, providing more details about the 2006 incident.
- Sokola's claims against Weinstein, including the 2006 hotel room incident, were not presented in his previous trial in 2020.
- Harvey Weinstein's trial and the allegations against him have been centered in New York, specifically in Manhattan.
