Harvey Weinstein Faces 6 New Sexual Assault Counts
The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday that the American film producer Harvey Weinstein, has been charged with six new sexual assault counts.
The
Los
Angeles
County
District
Attorney's
Office
announced
on
Friday
that
the
American
film
producer
Harvey
Weinstein,
has
been
charged
with
six
new
sexual
assault
counts.
The
Hollywood
Reporter
said
that
the
sexual
assault
charges
were
filed
against
Weinstein
by
two
victims
stemming
from
incidents
that
allegedly
occurred
more
than
a
decade
ago.
Authorities
revealed
new
charges
include
an
incident
between
September
2004
and
September
2005,
where
Weinstein
allegedly
raped
a
woman
at
a
hotel
in
Beverly
Hills.
The
case
that
was
previously
filed
against
Harvey
Weinstein
earlier
this
year,
has
been
amended
to
add
three
felony
counts
each
of
rape
and
forcible
oral
copulation.
The
new
charges
mean
Weinstein
now
faces
a
total
of
four
counts
each
of
rape
and
forcible
oral
copulation,
two
counts
of
sexual
battery
and
one
count
of
sexual
penetration
by
use
of
force,
involving
five
victims
for
crimes
that
span
from
2004
to
2013.
Harvey
Weinstein
In
Prison
In
New
York
Reportedly,
Weinstein
is
currently
in
prison
in
New
York
after
he
was
convicted
of
multiple
sex
crimes.
He
was
originally
charged
by
the
Los
Angeles
District
Attorney
(DA)
in
January
of
sexually
assaulting
two
women
during
alleged
separate
incidents
in
2013.
The
complaint
was
amended
to
add
a
charge
that
he
allegedly
sexually
assaulted
another
woman
at
a
Beverly
Hills
hotel
in
May
2010.
District
Attorney
Jackie
Lacey
On
Harvey
Weinstein's
Case
Talking
about
the
case,
District
Attorney
Jackie
Lacey
said
in
a
statement,
"I
am
thankful
to
the
first
women
who
reported
these
crimes
and
whose
courage
have
given
strength
to
others
to
come
forward.
The
willingness
of
these
latest
victims
to
testify
against
a
powerful
man
gives
us
the
additional
evidence
we
need
to
build
a
compelling
criminal
case."
Hearing
Set
For
December
11,
2020
In
Buffalo
According
to
authorities,
Los
Angeles
prosecutors
are
now
seeking
temporary
custody
of
Weinstein
from
New
York,
with
an
extradition
hearing
set
for
December
11,
2020
in
Buffalo.