LA County District Attorney Jackie Lacey announced new criminal charges against HarveyWeinstein involving an alleged 2013 rape and a sexual assault of a second woman
LA County District Attorney Jackie Lacey on Monday announced new criminal charges against Harvey Weinstein involving an alleged 2013 rape and a sexual assault of a second woman.
Lacey issued a press release ahead of a planned press conference to discuss "a development with a task force she created in November 2017 in response to sexual assault allegations in the entertainment industry." Weinstein has been charged with "one felony count each of forcible rape, forcible oral copulation, sexual penetration by use of force and sexual battery by restraint." He's accused of pushing one woman inside her hotel room and raping her and then sexually assaulting another woman the next day in a Beverly Hills hotel suite.
“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,” Lacey said in the press release. “I want to commend the victims who have come forward and bravely recounted what happened to them. It is my hope that all victims of sexual violence find strength and healing as they move forward.
Lacey's office has not yet released additional details of the alleged crimes, but the timeline is consistent with reports from 2017 that police were investigating a claim made by an unnamed Italian actress who said she was raped by the producer in a hotel room at the Mr. C Beverly Hills hotel.
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