The film producer Harvey Weinsteinconvicted of sexual abuse in 2020, was formally charged Wednesday by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office with a new sex crime in the first degree, for which He pleaded not guilty before a judge.
Weinstein, 72, appeared an hour late in Manhattan criminal court, in a wheelchair and in deteriorating condition following a recent accident. heart operation which prevented him from attending the hearing for this charge last week.
The prosecutor’s office said in a statement that the crime refers to a sexual assault against a woman. in a Manhattan hotel in 2006and Assistant District Attorney Nicole Blumberg said in the courtroom that setting the trial for November “is not realistic.”
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