Prosecutors argued that it was a continuation of the same case. 'They did it, they blew it, they can't fix it.'

'The people are grasping to try to save something that is unsalvageable,' Jackson said in court at the time. The judge agreed with Weinstein attorney Alan Jackson that the grand jury indictment was a new prosecution, and therefore was coming too late. Prosecutors then got an indictment from a grand jury on an identical count six months later, shortly after the statute of limitations had expired.

Weinstein was first charged with it in January 2020, before the statute of limitations had expired. The previously-dismissed count dates back to May 2010. If convicted, he's looking at a maximum total sentence of 140 years in prison. Lench (pictured) first dismissed the count of sexual battery by restraint as too old and outside the statute of limitations during a July 29 hearing

Weinstein already entered not guilty pleas on all 11 charges last month when he was extradited to LA from New York, where he's serving a 23-year sentence.

He waived his right to be arraigned on the charges Monday, pushing back the court hearing to September 20.

The 69-year-old appeared in court Monday shackled in a wheelchair and clad in brown prison overalls and a blue protective mask.

It comes two weeks after Judge Lisa Lench first dismissed one of the charges - stemming from May 2010 - as too old and outside the statute of limitations.Prosecutors filed an amended indictment on Friday seeking to charge Harvey Weinstein with 11 counts of sexual assault and rape.Police in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills and London have also said they are investigating sexual assault allegations against Weinstein but no charges have been brought against him.EXCLUSIVE: Harvey Weinstein is back to facing 11 sexual assault charges in LA as prosecutors file amended indictment for a THIRD time - two weeks after judge dismissed one count that was beyond statute of limitations So it’s a continuing investigation,” Boyce told the news conference.Įarlier on Friday, in response to media reports, Joan Vollero, a spokeswoman for Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., told Reuters, “A senior sex crimes prosecutor is assigned to this investigation, and the Office has been working with our partners in the NYPD since the new allegations came to light.” “Right now he (Weinstein) poses no threat to anybody in New York City. He said the NYPD was working on the case with the Manhattan district attorney’s office. Reuters has been unable to independently confirm any of the allegations.īoyce said police had spoken to the woman and “we found corroboration along the way.” Weinstein has denied having non-consensual sex with anyone.

More than 50 women have claimed that Weinstein sexually harassed or assaulted them over the past three decades. He said the police department became aware of the accusation on 25 October.īoyce said it was a seven-year-old case and “we have to move forward gathering evidence.”īoyce said that because Weinstein was out of state the police department would need a court-ordered warrant for any arrest. “We have an actual case here,” Boyce said. New York City Police Department Deputy Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce told a news conference that the alleged victim “put forth a credible and detailed narrative.” Reuters requests for comment from Weinstein’s representative and his lawyer were not immediately answered. LOS ANGELES - The New York City Police Department said on Friday that it had a credible narrative from an unidentified woman who has made a rape allegation against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein and was gathering evidence for a possible arrest warrant.

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