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>> the defendant used his position, money and power to lure young women in to situations where he was able to violate them sexually. >> it was, in fact, a pivotal moment in the #metoo movement which has had 80 women come forward in the last seven months to accuse weinstein of sexual abuse. weinstein consistently denied any allegation of non-consensual sex. his lawyer was here today and he spoke outside the court and said he does not believe the evidence will back up the charges. >> he did not in...

Position, money, and power to lure young women into situations where he was able to violate them sexually. >> weinstein is charged with three sex crimes that could land him more than 25 years in prison rape in the first degree, criminal sexual act in the first degree and rape in the third degree. these charges stem from a grand jury investigation involving two different women who are among nearly 80 who have accused weinstein of misconduct ranging from inappropriate touching to rape. weinsteins ...

Him of bad behavior in connection with this case? heres what his attorney had to say. >> my job is not to defend behavior. my job is to defend something that is criminal behavior. bad behavior, mr. weinstein did not invent the casting couch in hollywood. and to the extent that there is bad behavior in that industry, that is not what this is about. bad behavior is not on trial in this case. >> reporter: there are other possible charges against harvey weinstein because of special grand jury is loo...

He would also surrender a $1 million cash bail in order to leave this courtroom. but the conditions of that were this, that he would surrender his passport and also that he would agree that he would wear an ankle monitor and would go only between the states of new york and connecticut. anything outside of those boundaries would require him to get permission from the authorities. when his attorney came out here, many questions were asked. i asked benjamin brafman a question about what he would sa...

Taking a plea anytime soon. >> katie talks about what may be the defense. sounded like the defense here from weinsteins side, that comment from his lawyer hes not the first -- not the guy who invented the casting couch. what was was your reaction? >> he didnt invent rape either. i think the idea is to say this was an accepted part of the exchange in hollywood. and so how can you punish someone who naught he was entitled to behave liking there? obviously, what theyre going to try to do then is sm...

Arraigned today on sexual assault charges. this comes months after a slew of allegations of misconduct brought down his career and sparked a national reckoning on sexual misconduct. he was arrested, handcuffed and arraigned in new york on allegations from two different women. he faces first degree rape, third degree braip and commission of a criminal sexual act. he has consistently denied engaging in any nonconsensual sex. his attorney spoke to reporters and said his client plans to plead not gu...

Federal investigation? >> -- plan in on if you get to that point. >> what? i anticipate a vigorous defense, thats been my professional job for almost 40 years and i think most of you know that. >> what has been explained to you about a federal investigation? >> i think the federal investigation if it occurs we will deal with it when and if that happens. i am hoping to continue my discussions with the southern district and my efforts to dissuade them from proceeding. that investigation, too, has ...

Against these charges against him. he says that he is going to plead not guilty to these charges. that he is not -- did not engage in any nonconsensual sex with women. i asked him what would he say to these women who have accused him of bad behavior? listen to what harvey weinsteins attorney. >> thank you i have much. >> dozens of women say that theres a pattern of behavior, a pattern of misconduct by mr. weinstein against these women? >> let me say this without defending behavior. my job is not...

Happened. but number two is if it did happen, it was consensual. so by referencing a casting couch in that harvey weinstein didnt invent it, that creates sort of this haze of, well, this is sort of what was going on at the time. and i think prosecutors are going to seize on that position. it signals that the weinstein defense is going to use consent as a defense. and that say ve-- is a interestg development. a delay in reporting has evidentiary significance. that may not jive with what we think ...

Police, especially when they are intimidated, when theyre threatened, when theyre coerced by the defendant this case. so id be curious to see the legal grounds for the motion to dismiss that he said hes going to bring to see whether or not it survives that stage. >> daniel, let me bring new and just a reminder that there are two wane at the center of accusations, the charges that weinstein now faces. but in sum, 90 plus women have accuse him of what his attorney described as this bad behavior. o...