Jury screening continued today at the trial of the former producer, Harvey Weinstein. Progress has been steady and slow, due to numerous motions filed by the defence as well as the process itself, which has been intense and in-depth. Nevertheless, seven jurors have now been selected, four men and three women. Before screening got underway… Read more

Although the court was not sitting today, criminal defence lawyer and co-counsel, Arthur Aidala, wasted no time filing a new 87 page motion on behalf of his client, Harvey Weinstein, requesting the sex crimes trial is moved out of Manhattan. Aidala describes in the motion a “carnival-like” atmosphere inside and outside the court and a… Read more

Throughout my career I have identified, linked and profiled patterned crimes, behaviour and perpetrators. I have clocked one particular phenomenon, which I call Poor Me Syndrome.  Symptoms only appear to be visible at the point of accountability i.e. when a man has been called out for his abusive behaviour and becomes a defendant at a… Read more