Harvey Weinstein could face a new indictment after prosecutors revealed more women have filed sexual assault complaints against the entertainment mogul.
Other women filed complaints against Weinstein in the weeks after his rape conviction was overturned, Assistant District Attorney Nicole Blumberg said during Wednesday’s hearing. Blumberg said women who were previously unwilling to come forward may now be willing to testify against the film’s producer.
When asked by Judge Curtis Farber if it was possible prosecutors would file a new indictment, Blumberg replied: “Yes, your honor.”
Prosecutors said an update could be provided to the court by the end of June. Weinstein’s retrial on the overturned conviction was tentatively scheduled for sometime after Labor Day in a previous hearing.
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Harvey Weinstein appears in Manhattan Criminal Court on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, in New York. (Angela Weiss/Pool Photo via AP)
Wednesday’s hearing focused on various legal issues related to the upcoming trial, which is tentatively scheduled for sometime after Labor Day. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, swimming pool)
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An appeals court in New York overturned Weinstein’s 2020 rape convictionordering a new trial in a stunning reversal of a landmark #MeToo case.
In a 4-3 decision, the court found that the judge in Weinstein’s trial allowed prosecutors to call as witnesses women who claimed Weinstein assaulted them, even though their accusations did not specifically relate to the mogul’s accusations. entertainment.
Weinstein was initially sentenced to 23 years in prison after being sentenced in February 2020 of forcing oral sex on television and film production assistant Mimi Haley in 2006 and of third-degree rape of hairstylist Jessica Mann in 2013.
He was acquitted of first-degree rape and two counts of predatory sexual assault following allegations of rape by actress Annabella Sciorra in the 1990s. Weinstein has denied having non-consensual sex.
A New York appeals court overturned Harvey Weinstein’s April 25 rape conviction. (Reuters/David Dee Delgado/Pool)
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Harvey Weinstein makes his first public appearance at a May 1 hearing since the New York State Court of Appeals overturned his 2020 rape conviction on April 25. (Steven Hirsch-Pool/Getty Images)
Weinstein also returned to court on May 9 for a hearing regarding his possible extradition to California. His legal team has argued for his right not to be extradited at this time, mainly so he can prepare for his retrial and because of his “very serious health problems.”
“Our main concern in all of this is that Mr. Weinstein is here in New York, so that we can prepare for his trial and that he receives the medical care that he needs,” Diana Fabi Samson told reporters during a press conference after the hearing. “And I was just worried that the trip…would impact his health issues.”
She then pointed out: “He has very serious health problems. And I think it’s also worth noting that since the day he was incarcerated, he has been in hospital.”
Harvey Weinstein is back in court in New York as authorities consider an extradition request from California to serve time for a 2022 rape conviction. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
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California has requested Weinstein’s extradition so he can begin serving his 16-year prison sentence after the appeals court overturned the entertainment mogul’s decision. Conviction in New York.
Weinstein served none of his 16-year sentence after being convicted in California on charges separate from the overturned conviction in New York. Weinstein was convicted of rape, forcible oral copulation and another count of sexual misconduct involving a woman known as Jane Doe 1 in California. His legal team has vowed to appeal the conviction.
His next appearance in this case is scheduled for August 7.
Harvey Weinstein had already been convicted in New York and California. (Getty Images)
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Jennifer Johnson of Fox News and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
