Harvey Weinstein pleads not guilty to sexual assault charges
The disgraced Hollywood mogul made his first court appearance in California today. By Press Association Wednesday 21 Jul 2021, 10:50 PM 6 hours ago 5,305 Views 0 Comments
Harvey Weinstein pictured in 2018.
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Harvey Weinstein pictured in 2018.
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HARVEY WEINSTEIN HAS pleaded not guilty to charges of sexual assault in Los Angeles.
The disgraced Hollywood mogul (69) was brought into court today after losing his bid to block extradition from New York.
Weinstein was charged with 11 counts of sexual assault in California relating to five women.
The charges include four counts of rape and two counts of sexual battery and he faces up to 140 years in prison.
Harvey Weinstein pleads not guilty to rape and sexual assault charges in California
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Last Updated: Jul 22, 2021, 08:53 AM IST
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Wearing a brown jail jumpsuit and face mask, the 69-year-old convicted rapist was brought into court in a wheelchair.
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LOS ANGELES: Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty in a Los Angeles courtroom Wednesday to four counts of rape and seven other sexual assault counts. Sheriff s deputies brought the 69-year-old convicted rapist into court in a wheelchair. He was wearing a brown jail jumpsuit and face mask. Attorney Mark Werksman entered the plea for the disgraced movie mogul a day after Weinstein was extradited to California from New York, where he was serving a 23-year prison term.
He now awaits a second trial on a second coast, and the possibility of another lengthy sentence.
Weinstein s indictment involves five women in incidents spanning from 2004 to 2013. Most are said to have taken place in the hotels in Beverly Hills and Los Angeles that the New York-based Weinstein would make his headquarters for Hollywood business. Some took place during Oscars week, when his films were perennial contenders before the #MeToo movement brought him down.
He pleaded not guilty to four counts of rape, four counts of forcible oral copulation, two counts of sexual battery by restraint and one count of sexual penetration by use of force, charges that together could bring a sentence of 140 years.
Weinstein’s indictment involves five women in incidents spanning from 2004 to 2013. Most are said to have taken place in the hotels in Beverly Hills and Los Angeles that the New York-based Weinstein would make his headquarters for Hollywood business. Some took place during Oscars week, when his films were perennial contenders before the #MeToo movement brought him down.
He pleaded not guilty to four counts of rape, four counts of forcible oral copulation, two counts of sexual battery by restraint and one count of sexual penetration by use of force, charges that together could bring a sentence of 140 years.
Werksman told the judge that he was filing documents requesting the dismissal of three of the counts, saying they were beyond the statute of limitations.
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O ex-produtor de cinema americano Harvey Weinstein se declarou inocente nesta quarta-feira (21) em um tribunal em Los Angeles das 11 acusações de estupro e abuso sexual que teriam ocorrido contra cinco mulheres em hotéis na Califórnia. A declaração de não culpabilidade foi apresentada , disse o juiz Sergio Tapia, depois que um advogado falou em nome de Weinstein, que compareceu ao tribunal em uma cadeira de rodas e vestindo um uniforme marrom de presidiário.
O outrora influente magnata do cinema, cuja queda é vista como uma grande vitória para o movimento #MeToo, cumpre uma sentença de 23 anos de prisão por abuso sexual e estupro em Nova York desde 2020.