Former model testifies in Harvey Weinstein retrial about alleged sexual assault
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In a New York court, former model Kaja Sokola testified against Harvey Weinstein, alleging he sexually assaulted her when she was just 16. Sokola detailed traumatic encounters, including a particularly horrifying assault in 2002 where Weinstein coerced her into disrobing under the guise of acting norms. She vividly described feeling scared and alone in a situation where she had never experienced intimacy. Sokola also recounted a more brutal 2006 assault in a hotel room where her repeated pleas for him to stop were ignored, leaving her feeling profoundly violated.
Kaja Sokola described her assault by Harvey Weinstein as the most horrifying experience of her life, detailing an encounter when she was only 16.
During her testimony, Sokola revealed how Weinstein manipulated her into disrobing and asserted that any discomfort about nudity was a part of the film industry.
Sokola recounted a subsequent assault in 2006 where she was lured into a hotel room, asserting her pleas for him to stop were ignored.
"My soul was removed from me, it felt like I was dead," Sokola explained, emphasizing the brutality of her experiences with Weinstein.
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