Harvey Weinstein Charged with Sexually Assaulting Two Women in 2013
Harvey Weinstein is facing new criminal charges, LA County District Attorney Jackie Lacey announced on Monday (January 6).
The 67-year-old disgraced film producer is being charged in an alleged 2013 rape and a sexual assault of two women.
Harvey has been charged with “one felony count each of forcible rape, forcible oral copulation, sexual penetration by use of force and sexual battery by restraint,” according to Hollywood Reporter. The charges come with a possible sentence of up to 28 years in state prison.
“We believe the evidence will show that the defendant used his power and influence to gain access to his victims and then commit violent crimes against them,” Jackie Lacey said in the press release. “I want to commend the victims who have come forward and bravely recounted what happened to them. It is my hope that all victims of sexual violence find strength and healing as they move forward.”
The charges come on the first day of Harvey‘s sexual assault case in New York. He as denied all allegations, claiming the various sexual liaisons were all consensual.
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