Harvey Weinstein, whose sexual assault trial in New York began today, has been charged with rape and other sex crimes in Los Angeles, DA says
Weinstein, who appeared in a New York court earlier Monday for the start of his criminal trial on similar charges in a separate case, faces new felony charges of forcible rape, forcible oral copulation, sexual penetration by use of force and sexual battery by restraint, Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey said in a statement.The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office had previously said that eight cases against Weinstein were being reviewed.
Read MoreHarvey Weinstein's trial begins and the #MeToo movement returns to its originWeinstein, 67, arrived to court in Manhattan using a walker on Monday to begin his trial for allegedly raping a woman in 2013 and forcibly performing oral sex on another in 2006.He faces five felony charges based on the claims by two women, one of whom remains anonymous.
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