The Weinstein Trial and the Myth of the Perfect Victim
On February 10th, in the New York State Supreme Court building, at the trial of the former Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, Claudia Salinas, a witness for the defense, took the stand. Salinas is a slender woman in her mid-thirties, and her understatedly glamorous appearance—a low, sleek ponytail, …
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