Harvey Weinstein Pleads Not Guilty to New Sex Crime Charge in New York
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On Wednesday, Sept. 18, Weinstein appeared in Manhattan Supreme Court, where he pleaded not guilty to one count of criminal sex act in the first degree,ABC News,CNNandThe New York Timesreport.
The former movie mogul, 72, appeared in court in a wheelchair, wearing a black suit and tie.
Weinstein missed his last court date on Thursday, Sept. 12, because he was not medically cleared to leave the hospital afteremergency heart surgeryon Monday, Sept. 9.
On Wednesday, prosecutors unsealed the indictment, which accuses Weinstein of sexually assaulting a woman in a Manhattan hotel in 2006,The New York Timesreports.
In 2020, in a landmark case that ushered in the #MeToo movement, Weinstein was convicted in New York of first-degree criminal sexual act and third-degree rape and sentenced to 23 years in prison.
He was serving his sentence in an Upstate New York prison when the New York Court of Appeals overturned that conviction in April in a4-to-3 decision.
The Manhattan district attorney’s office vowed to retry Weinstein, convening a grand jury in August, NBC News reported. In addition to new charges, prosecutors will retry the case that was overturned, theTimesreports.
On July 19, Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Curtis Farber set a tentative date for a retrial on Weinstein’s rape and sexual assault charges for Nov. 12.
Weinstein remains imprisoned for a2022 conviction of rapein California, where he wassentenced to 16 years in prisonin 2023.
In a statement to PEOPLE, Weinstein’s rep, Juda Engelmayer said, in part, “We are disappointed that the department or corrections is fighting so hard against Harvey’s medical care needs. We will continue advocating for him to be in a place where he can heal and get healthier.”
“Harvey pleaded not guilty, and has always maintained that stance. For the people with whom he knows he was with, he never forced anyone to be with him,” Engelmayer added.
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s requests for comment.
If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go torainn.org.
source: people.com
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