Harvey Weinstein Indicted on New Charges by New York Grand Jury

Harvey Weinstein’s Legal Troubles Resurface

Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced Hollywood mogul whose alleged sexual misconduct fueled the #MeToo movement, has been indicted on new charges by a New York City grand jury, Manhattan prosecutors announced during a court hearing Thursday. The new indictment is under seal, prosecutor Nicole Blumberg told Judge Curtis Farber, who has set a trial date for Nov. 12. NBC News was the first to report this month that a grand jury had been convened to hear from women who had come forward with new accusations against Weinstein, 72.

Health Complications Delay Arrangements

Weinstein did not appear in court Thursday. He was rushed from the Rikers Island jail to Bellevue Hospital earlier this week for emergency heart surgery. He will be arraigned after he recovers from his medical issues.

Background of Accusations

• In total, more than 80 women have accused the Oscar-winning ex-producer of sexual assault or harassment.
• Weinstein has persistently denied these claims, declaring that the encounters in question were consensual.
• In 2020, he was convicted of third-degree rape and first-degree criminal sex act, sentenced to 23 years in prison.

Continuing Legal Challenges Ahead

However, that conviction was overturned in April after a state appellate court ruled that the judge had erred by allowing testimony about accusations not part of the original case. New York prosecutors announced months later that they intended to recharge Weinstein for the same crimes and possibly bring forward new charges.

Additional Trials and Sentences

In addition to the New York case, Weinstein was found guilty of one count of rape and two counts of sexual assault in a 2022 trial in Los Angeles, where he was sentenced to 16 years. His legal team is currently in the process of appealing that conviction.

In the 1990s and the 2000s, Weinstein and his younger brother, Bob Weinstein, were titans of the movie business, producing seminal independent films like Pulp Fiction and distributing the Oscar-winning dramas The English Patient, Shakespeare in Love, and The King’s Speech. However, Weinstein's reign came crashing down in October 2017 after women began to share accounts of sexual abuse, leading to a broader reckoning with abuses of power.

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