Harvey Weinstein Indicted On Additional Sex Crimes Charges Ahead Of New York Retrial

NEW YORK — Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced movie mogul, has been indicted on fresh sex offense charges ahead of his trials in New York, Manhattan prosecutors announced at a hearing Thursday.

The indictment will remain sealed until Weinstein’s arraignment on September 18.

Harvey, 72, was unable to attend Thursday’s hearing because he was recovering from emergency heart surgery on Monday in a Manhattan hospital.

Harvey Weinstein Indicted On Additional Sex Crimes Charges Ahead Of New York Retrial

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office revealed at a recent court hearing that prosecutors have begun presenting evidence to a grand jury of up to three new complaints against Weinstein dating back to the mid-2000s.

Harvey’s 2020 conviction on rape and sexual assault charges was overturned by an appeals court earlier this year, prompting prosecutors to seek retrial. It is unclear if the new charges will be included in the retrial, as prosecutors seek, or if the court will treat them separately.

The latest charges come after British prosecutors declared last week that they would no longer pursue indecent assault charges against Weinstein, who was the most visible villain of the #MeToo movement in 2017 when women began to speak up about his behavior.

Harvey Weinstein Indicted On Additional Sex Crimes Charges Ahead Of New York Retrial

The 72-year-old Miramax co-founder has long claimed that all sexual activity was consensual.

He is scheduled to appear in Manhattan court for a hearing on the case on September 12. His retrial is tentatively scheduled for November.

SOURCE | AP