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A Manhattan grand jury has indicted Harvey Weinstein on new intercourse crime prices, based on his legal professional Arthur Aidala.
“The grand jury has indicted Mr. Weinstein,” prosecutor Nicole Blumberg stated throughout a courtroom listening to on Thursday.
The indictment detailing the fees, nevertheless, will stay sealed till Weinstein is arraigned. It may embody sexual assault allegations from three ladies, prosecutors stated at a separate listening to last week.
The disgraced film mogul was not current on the listening to as a result of he was not medically cleared to attend after present process a heart procedure earlier this week.
Prosecutors started presenting a case to the grand jury in mid-August. They didn’t establish the three accusers by title, however described their allegations on the listening to final week.
One alleged assault occurred at a residential constructing in decrease Manhattan within the winter months between 2005 and 2006. One other accuser is alleged to have been sexually assaulted in a resort in Tribeca in Might 2016.
A 3rd ladies has alleged Weinstein sexually assaulted her on the Tribeca Grand Lodge, based on the listening to transcript. A supply with information of the matter instructed CNN that alleged assault is alleged to have occurred throughout in 2006.
Prosecutors have stated the brand new indictment just isn’t tied to Jessica Mann and Mimi Haley, whose allegations are tied to the fees Weinstein is about to be retried on in November.
Decide Curtis Farber must determine whether or not to mix the circumstances into one trial.
Prosecutors have indicated they’d prefer to see the circumstances mixed, however Weinstein’s protection opposes the transfer.
A listening to is about for subsequent Wednesday to debate Weinstein’s well being scenario. If he’s cleared to attend, Weinstein is predicted to be arraigned on the brand new indictment at that continuing.
Weinstein, 72, was convicted in 2020 of first-degree felony sexual act and third-degree rape. He was sentenced to 23 years in prison, however his conviction was overturned on enchantment in April.
Weinstein stays in jail whereas he appeals a separate 2022 conviction in Los Angeles, when he was discovered responsible on three sexual assault prices andsentenced to 16 years in jail.
This story has been up to date.