The new charges in Los Angeles against Harvey Weinstein include three felony counts of forcible rape and three of forcible oral copulation, stemming from two victims’ accusations
Photo: Scott Heins/Getty Images Harvey Weinstein’s Los Angeles sexual assault case is growing, with the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announcing six new charges against the disgraced movie producer on October 2. The new charges include three felony counts of forcible rape and three of forcible oral copulation, stemming from two victims’ accusations.
A Weinstein spokesperson, meanwhile, denied the new charges. “Harvey Weinstein has always maintained that every one of his sexual encounters throughout his entire life have been consensual. That hasn’t changed,” the spokesperson told Vulture. “At this moment we cannot comment on additional charges until we learn more about them.”
Weinstein’s Los Angeles case initially included four felony counts — forcible rape, forcible oral copulation, sexual penetration by use of force, and sexual battery by restraint — from allegations by two women that took place on two back-to-back days in 2013. One of those women, actress Lauren Young, testified in Weinstein’s New York case; the District Attorney’s Office announced the case a day before his New York trial began in January.
Weinstein is currently serving a 23-year sentence at Wende Correctional Facility in Buffalo, New York, after being convicted of first-degree criminal sexual act and third-degree rape. He was moved from New York City’s Rikers Island to Buffalo toward the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic; shortly after, he reportedly tested positive for the coronavirus. His extradition to Los Angeles has been delayed due to the pandemic.
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