Harvey Weinstein brought to California to face further rape charges
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Weinstein was charged in January 2020 with 11 sexual assault counts in California involving five women, stemming from allegations in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills from 2004 to 2013.
New York prison officials have handed over to California to face additional sexual assault charges, ending the former movie mogul’s lengthy fight to delay his extradition. Weinstein, 69, was booked into a downtown Los Angeles jail on Tuesday afternoon, records showed. He could be arraigned on 11 sexual assault counts, including four counts of rape, as early as Wednesday morning, according to his LA attorney, Mark Werksman. The district attorney’s office had no immediate comment. Weinstein’s lawyers had been trying to negotiate to stop the transfer, but it had been expected to happen soon, his spokesperson Juda Engelmayer said.More Related News