Harvey Weinstein Is Charged With Rape by LA Prosecutors
- 4 years ago
Harvey Weinstein Is Charged
With Rape by LA Prosecutors .
The LA County district attorney
announced the felony charges against
the disgraced movie mogul on Monday.
They include other
sex crimes involving two women.
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, LA District Attorney,
via 'The New York Times'.
The alleged assaults occurred in 2013.
Weinstein is currently
on trial in New York for
similar sex crime charges.
He maintains that the nature
of the sexual relations from which
the charges have arisen were consensual.
Sexual misconduct allegations
against Weinstein led to an explosion
of the #MeToo movement in 2017
With Rape by LA Prosecutors .
The LA County district attorney
announced the felony charges against
the disgraced movie mogul on Monday.
They include other
sex crimes involving two women.
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, LA District Attorney,
via 'The New York Times'.
The alleged assaults occurred in 2013.
Weinstein is currently
on trial in New York for
similar sex crime charges.
He maintains that the nature
of the sexual relations from which
the charges have arisen were consensual.
Sexual misconduct allegations
against Weinstein led to an explosion
of the #MeToo movement in 2017