District attorneys implicate disgraced previous Hollywood magnate of sexually attacking female in Manhattan hotel in 2006.
Disgraced previous Hollywood magnate Harvey Weinstein has actually pleaded innocent to a brand-new sexual attack charge, years after allegations that he abused lots of females made him the general public face of the #MeToo motion in the United States.
The 72-year-old Weinstein went into a not-guilty plea before Justice Curtis Farber in a New York state court in Manhattan on Wednesday.
“Thanks to this survivor who fearlessly stepped forward, Harvey Weinstein now stands arraigned for an extra supposed violent sexual attack,” Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg stated in a declaration.
District attorneys have actually implicated Weinstein of sexually attacking a female in a Manhattan hotel in between April 29 and May 6, 2006. No information about the accuser have actually been launched.
Weinstein’s legal representative Arthur Aidala has actually stated that Weinstein has “definitely no idea” about the accuser’s identity or accusations.
“We have a great deal of work to do. We need to discover who that individual is. We need to do an examination,” he stated outdoors court, including that Weinstein “never ever required himself on anybody”.
The accuser’s legal representative, Lindsay Goldbrum, stated in a declaration that “she will be completely prepared to speak her reality at trial to hold Mr Weinstein liable before a jury of his peers”.
Weinstein, who has actually rejected any misdeed, was condemned of rape and sexual attack charges in February 2020 and sentenced to 23 years in jail.
That was reversed in April by New York state’s greatest court, which stated the previous Hollywood manufacturer did not get a reasonable trial since the judge enabled statement from ladies who Weinstein was not charged with attacking.
Women’s rights activists revealed outrage at that choice.
“Today’s judgment sadly casts a dark shadow on their bravery and will certainly hinder future sexual attack victims from stepping forward,” Lindsay Goldbrum, an attorney for Weinstein accusers, stated at the time.
The previous Hollywood manufacturer, who is recuperating from emergency situation heart surgical treatment, appeared in court on Wednesday in a wheelchair using a dark match.
In addition to the brand-new charge, he likewise deals with 2 other criminal counts in a different indictment, consisting of a first-degree criminal sexual act charge and a third-degree rape charge.
He likewise pleaded innocent to those allegations.
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