Harvey Weinstein He faces new criminal charges ahead of his rape retrial in New York… prosecutors have filed new charges against him after more accusers came forward.
Manhattan prosecutors said at a hearing Thursday that the grand jury has presented additional charges that will not be made public until Weinstein is indicted, which won’t happen until after he’s released from the hospital.
Weinstein reportedly faces three new criminal charges, dated in 2005, 2006 and 2016.
According to our sources, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin BraggProsecutors convened a grand jury and called Weinstein to testify, but the disgraced Hollywood mogul refused to testify himself during the proceedings.
Weinstein has reportedly not spoken because prosecutors have refused to reveal the identity of the new accuser.
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The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said the women came forward in the aftermath of Weinstein’s 2020 rape trial. Convictedbut the conviction Covered in April when an appeals court determined that his constitutional rights had been violated during the trial.
Prosecutors quickly moved to try again to convict Weinstein, and his retrial is tentatively scheduled for November, with Weinstein’s lawyers saying he is eager to clear his name.
Weinstein was not in court today after being rushed to Bellevue Hospital earlier this week. Emergency heart surgery.
In court today, Weinstein’s lawyers Arthur Aidara Weinstein said he nearly died from health problems.
