Judge James Burke said Weinstein's defense attorneys have several witnesses to call, but that he expected the questioning to wrap up "over the next three to four days. Maybe more, maybe less," USA Today reported.
Among those expected to testify for Weinstein's defense team are psychology professors Deborah Davis, of the University of Nevada, Reno, and Elizabeth Loftus, of the University of California, Irvine, Reuters reported. The pair co-authored a paper in 2015 about the memories of sexual assault witnesses, which concluded that an "accuser may well falsely remember that she overtly said or did things that she only thought about," according to Reuters.
Defense attorneys were also expected to call Paul Feldsher, a Miramax employee, to hear what actress and Weinstein accuser Annabella Sciorra told him about Weinstein, according to Bloomberg.
Prosecutors called six women to testify over the course of the trial, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
On Thursday, jurors heard final testimony from Lauren Young, a model who said Weinstein lured her into a hotel bathroom in 2013 and masturbated while groping her, according to USA Today.
Additional women, including Young, have been allowed to testify as prosecutors attempt to show there was a practiced method to Weinstein's attacks, including inviting women to his hotel room to discuss business, then disrobing and demanding sexual favors.
Weinstein's trial comes more than two years after allegations against the former movie magnate sparked an outcry that mushroomed into the #MeToo movement.
Since 2017, more than 80 women have accused Weinstein of sexual misconduct, according to Reuters. In addition to the accusations leveled against him in New York, Weinstein faces forcible rape, forcible oral copulation and other charges in Los Angeles stemming from a pair of alleged incidents in 2013.
If he's convicted of the most serious charges against him, two counts of predatory sexual assault, he faces a mandatory life sentence.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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