Prosecutors say they will not retry Harvey Weinstein on rape and sexual assault charges involving two women.
Young said at the hearing Tuesday that she was disappointed prosecutors would not be moving forward with a retrial. Thompson said that Weinstein would likely only face an additional year in prison if retried on her count, and while he wanted all the victims to receive justice, that additional stretch was not worth another trial.The Associated Press does not typically name people who say they have been sexually abused unless they identify themselves publicly, as the women named here have.
Lench denied a motion for a defense motion for a new trial before Weinstein’s sentencing. His lawyers argued that vital evidence was withheld from the jury. Former film producer Harvey Weinstein appears in court at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center on Oct. 4, 2022 in Los Angeles.
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