A Buffalo man was virtually arraigned Monday on an indictment charging him with one count of murder in the second degree in connection with an August 2020 shooting.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. Harvey Weinstein’s extradition from New York to California to face rape and sexual assault charges faces further delays over paperwork issues raised by his lawyer, the attorney confirmed Monday.
Norman Effman said a hearing has been scheduled for June 15 on a newly filed challenge.
Weinstein had been scheduled to be transferred as early as next week from the Wende Correctional Facility near Buffalo, where the Hollywood producer has been locked up since last spring after being convicted in New York City of a criminal sex act and third-degree rape.
Los Angeles prosecutors want to bring him to California to be tried on charges of assaulting five women in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills from 2004 to 2013.
Weinstein maintains his innocence and contends that any sexual activity was consensual.
“This is a challenge to California’s request for temporary custody, based on our allegation that the paperwork filed by Los Angeles County does not comply with the mandates of the interstate agreement on detainers,” Effman said by phone.
Los Angeles prosecutors referred a request for comment to the Erie County District Attorney s office, which confirmed that a hearing had been set but did not respond to the claim itself. Weinstein is serving 23 years in prison for rape.
Weinstein last appeared in Erie County court, virtually, on April 30. At the request of prosecutors, Judge Kenneth Case started a 30-day clock on Weinstein s transfer that could be stopped only by a challenge from Weinstein or an objection from the governor.
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Harvey Weinstein s extradition from New York to California to face rape and sexual assault charges is facing additional delays over paperwork issues raised by his lawyer.
Attorney Norman Effman said a hearing has been scheduled for June 15 on a newly filed challenge.
Weinstein had been scheduled to be transferred as early as next week from the Wende Correctional Facility near Buffalo, where the Hollywood producer has been locked up since last spring after being convicted in New York City of a criminal sex act and third-degree rape.
Buffalo man who fled to Puerto Rico accused of sexually abusing two children
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and last updated 2021-05-25 11:58:13-04
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) â A Buffalo man who fled to Puerto Rico is accused of sexually abusing two children.
According to the Erie County District Attorney s Office 31-year-old Angel DeJesus was virtually arraigned Monday on an indictment charging him with the following:
Two counts of predatory sexual assault against a child
Two counts of course of sexual conduct against a child in the first degree
One count of rape in the second degree
Between April 1, 2013 and January 3, 2020 DeJesus allegedly engaged in multiple acts of sexual conduct with two children at a location in Buffalo. The district attorney s office says the alleged abuse occurred when the victims were less than 13-years-old. It is also alleged DeJesus engaged in sexual intercourse with one of the victims in August 2020.