Harvey Weinstein was scheduled to appear in court for a pretrial hearing on Thursday, September 12, in New York, where prosecutors had been presenting evidence to a grand jury to secure a new indictment against him on additional sex crime charges.
Weinstein was convicted in 2020 of sexually assaulting former production assistant Miriam Haley and raping aspiring actress Jessica Mann, resulting in a 23-year prison sentence. In a surprising 4-3 decision this April, the New York Court of Appeals overturned Weinstein’s 2020 sexual assault conviction. The court ruled that the trial court had committed “egregious errors” by allowing women, other than those directly involved in the charges, to testify about separate allegations.
Weinstein was also convicted of rape in a separate trial in Los Angeles in 2022 and sentenced to an additional 16 years, to be served after his New York term. Initially held at New York’s Mohawk Correctional Facility, he has since been transferred to Rikers Island in the Bronx, where he awaits a new trial in November. Weinstein has denied all allegations against him.
Here’s everything to know about the latest developments with the disgraced ex-Hollywood mogul and the new charges he faces.
Weinstein has been indicted on additional sex crime charges ahead of his retrial in New York, Manhattan prosecutors announced at a hearing on Thursday. The indictment will remain under seal until Weinstein’s arraignment, which is scheduled for September 18, according to the Associated Press.
The previous hearing in the case was held on July 9, where Assistant District Attorney Nicole Blumberg indicated that Weinstein could face new charges for ‘additional violent sexual assaults.’
‘We spoke to several individuals who claimed Weinstein raped them in Manhattan,’ Blumberg stated, adding that the incidents fall within the statute of limitations for prosecution.
