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The director James Toback 80, was sentenced to pay $ 1.68 billion (more than $ 10 billion in the current price) in a process of sexual assault which involves 40 women. He was one of the first Hollywood stars to be cited by the Me Too movement in 2017.
According to Variety, the screenwriter used his strong Influence on the film industry to sexually assault women in the last four decades. In a seven -day trial, 40 women witnessed against him.
The famous did not attend the audience And from the beginning, it denied the accusations. In addition, the head of 1999’s “Black and White” direction stated that all sexual relations were consensual.
Six jury members decided on the condemnation of the Hollywood star. The decision indicated that he should pay $ 280 million (about $ 1.7 billion) for compensatory damages, better known as real damage, and $ 1.4 billion (approximately $ 8.5 billion) for punitive damages, also called exemplary damage.
James Toback Sexual Crimes
James Toback was accused of walking the streets of New York looking for young women. According to the accusation, the renowned director invited the victims to meetings with the promise that they would star in any of their films.
The screenwriter was denounced for sexually assaulting women at Harvard Club and elsewhere in the city, such as his apartment and editing studio. Throughout the trial, 20 women personally witnessed the crimes, while 20 other women made their testimonials in videos, which were shown to the jury.
James Toback’s abusive behaviors were exhibited by the Me Too Movement (meaning “me too” in free translation). The movement denounces sexual and gender violence.
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This content was originally published in director is ordered to pay $ 10 billion for sexual assault of 40 women on the CNN Brazil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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