Crime & Safety
Harvey Weinstein Indicted On New Charges Ahead Of Retrial: Report
This latest comes days after Weinstein was transported from Rikers Island to a New York City hospital for emergency heart surgery last week.
NEW YORK CITY — Harvey Weinstein faces new charges after he was indicted by a grand jury, prosecutors announced Thursday.
Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Nicole Blumberg made the announcement in a court hearing, Thursday.
The specifics of the indictment were not shared as it has yet to be unsealed, according to an NBC News report.
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This latest comes days after Weinstein was transported from Rikers Island to a New York City hospital for emergency heart surgery last week, Patch previously reported.
Weinstein was taken to Bellevue hospital after he complained about chest pains on Sept. 8.
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Those additional charges will go towards his upcoming sex crimes retrial. The original 23-sentence was overturned in April.
A majority of judges found that a Manhattan judge in Weinstein's 2020 trial erroneously admitted testimony from three women who accused the producer of sexual misconduct, Patch previously reported.
A tentative retrial date had been scheduled for November 12.
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