Harvey Weinstein leaves the courtroom in New York Metropolis with legal professional Benjamin Brafman earlier than the New York State Supreme Courtroom on October 11, 2018.
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Harvey Weinstein, the as soon as distinguished movie producer convicted of rape final 12 months, was extradited from New York on Tuesday to face sexual assault fees in Los Angeles.
Weinstein, who’s presently serving a 23-year sentence in New York State, is charged with rape, sexual harassment and different crimes in reference to 5 incidents that allegedly occurred between 2004 and 2013.
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His attorneys fought extradition to Los Angeles final 12 months, citing, amongst different issues, his poor well being.
However Erie County, New York Choose Kenneth Case in the end dismissed her arguments on Tuesday.
The Los Angeles Occasions reported that Weinstein, 69, is unlikely to maneuver to California till July on the earliest.
Weinstein faces as much as 140 years in jail if convicted within the Los Angeles case.
Weinstein turned the face of the #MeToo motion in 2017 after The New Yorker journal and the New York Occasions revealed articles detailing allegations made by girls alleging that he dedicated rampant sexual misconduct in opposition to them.
The leisure firm co-founder Miramax was convicted by the Manhattan Supreme Courtroom in February 2020 of a first-degree sexual act in opposition to manufacturing assistant Mimi Haleyi in 2006 and third-degree rape for assaulting aspiring actress Jessica Mann in a resort room in 2013.
Weinstein’s attorneys appealed his conviction in April.
Throughout his profession, Weinstein has produced award-winning movies akin to Pulp Fiction, Shakespeare in Love, and Gangs of New York.
