UK Prosecutors Drop Indecent Assault Charges Against Harvey Weinstein

When it authorised charges two years ago, the CPS said the alleged assault had taken place in August 1996 in London, with police saying the accusation involved a woman, now aged in her 50s.

British prosecutors said on Thursday they had discontinued indecent assault charges against former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein.

"Following a review of the evidence in this case, the CPS has decided to discontinue criminal proceedings against Harvey Weinstein," said Frank Ferguson, Head of the Crown Prosecution Service's (CPS) Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division

"The CPS has a duty to keep all cases under continuous review and we have decided that there is no longer a realistic prospect of conviction."