Media Mogul, Harvey Weinstein Charged With 3 More Rape Cases

Posted by: Kyeyune Andrew Jonathan in Celebrity October 3, 2020

Disgraced media mogul, Harvey Weinstein on Friday faced charges of 3 more rape cases that allegedly occurred in Beverly Hills. The L.A County District Attorney’s office said Weinstein raped a woman at a hotel between 2004 and 2005. He allegedly raped another woman twice, first in November 2009 and the second time in November 2010.

District Attorney Lacey said she is thankful to the first women who came forward courageously to report these crimes. She said the courage of the first women encouraged others to come forward and also report their own experiences.

‘’The willingness of these latest victims to testify against a powerful man gives us additional evidence we need to build a compelling criminal case,’’ Lacey wrote in a statement released on Friday.

Prosecutors are seeking temporary custody of Weinstein from New York. A hearing to extradite him is set for December 11 in Buffalo. Weinstein faces 140 years to life imprisonment in state prison if convicted and charged in the amendment complaint.

Currently, Weinstein is serving a 23-year sentence. The court convicted him in February for sexual assault. He assaulted a former production assistant and raped an aspiring actress. The accused is also appealing the verdict.

Weinstein proposed a $19 million settlement with 15 accusers but a federal judge rejected the proposal. The judge said the proposal failed to meet the needs of the many alleged victims of the disgraced movie mogul.
The case which involves the new allegations is still under investigation by Los Angeles and Beverly Hills police departments.

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