Annabella Sciorra

Annabella sciorra Actress Annabella Sciorra took the stand Thursday in the criminal sex crimes trial of movie producer Harvey Weinstein.  She is the first of six women expected to testify that they were raped or sexually assaulted by Weinstein.  Weinstein is charged with five counts of rape and assault against two women in New York City. Weinstein maintains all of the sexual contact was consensual.  Sciorra spent several emotional hours on the witness stand, testifying that Weinstein raped her in the winter of 1993-94. Through sometimes tearful testimony, she explained to the jury how she came to know the movie mogul.  According to the actress, the two first met at a party in Los Angeles sometime in 1990, after which he gave her a ride home.