Harvey Weinstein has been charged with six additional counts of sexual assault ahead of his Los Angeles trial on sex crime charges
The amended indictment against Weinstein added three felony counts each of forcible rape and forcible oral copulation stemming from a pair of new victims coming forward.
“I am thankful to the first women who reported these crimes and whose courage have given strength to others to come forward,” District Attorney Lacey said in a statement. “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.”
Following Friday’s announcement, Weinstein now faces a total of four counts each of forcible rape and forcible oral copulation, two counts of sexual battery by restraint and one count of sexual penetration by use of force, involving five victims for crimes that span from 2004 to 2013. If found guilty to all of those charges, Weinstein could receive up to 140 years to life in state prison, prosecutors said Friday.
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