London: Harvey Weinstein will be charged with two more indecent acts in 1996
Police said in a statement that the two cases in question occurred between July 31 and August 31, 1996, and that the victim is now a woman in her fifties.
The former Hollywood producer is serving 23 years in prison for rape
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08/06/2022
Wednesday, 08 June 2022, 18:46 Updated: 18:51
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The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) announced today (Wednesday) that it will authorize the London Metropolitan Police to charge former Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein with two counts of indecent assault on a woman in London in August 1996.
Rosemary Ainsley, head of the CPS Special Crimes Division said: "The charges "They were approved against Harvey Weinstein, 70, after examining evidence gathered by the metropolitan police during their investigation."
It further stated that "the Crown Prosecution Service reminds all involved that criminal proceedings against a defendant are active, and that he has the right to a fair trial."
Police said in a statement that the two cases in question occurred between July 31 and August 31, 1996, and that the victim is now a woman in her fifties.
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On Feb. 24, the Hollywood producer was convicted of third-degree rape and sexual assault by a New York court jury.
Weinstein is acquitted of the most serious charges - "predatory behavior", that is, first-degree rape.
He was charged with five counts, including sexual assault and rape.
In March, the court sentenced him to 23 years in prison for raping former actress Jessica Mann and production assistant Mimi Haley.
Of the dozens of testimonies published against Weinstein, two eventually matured into a criminal proceeding.
In both cases there was serious sexual assault, in one case by production assistant Haley and in another case by a woman whose identity remained anonymous.
Other women who claimed the producer assaulted them, including actress Annabella Shiora.
Another witness was also psychiatrist Barbara Ziv, who also took part in the Cosby trial.
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Prior to sentencing, the prosecution published a chronicle of abuse of power and abuse on Weinstein's side for more than forty years, since 1978. Chief Prosecutor Joan Iluzi said the description illustrates "a lifetime of abuse of others, whether sexual or not," and therefore Pleaded with Judge James Burke to sentence Weinstein to a sentence that would reflect the "complete lack of remorse for the harm he caused" the defendant, as well as send a message to all the abusers and harassers wherever they are.
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