Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty in Los Angeles to sexually assaulting five women as an indictment against the former film producer from March was unsealed on Wednesday.
A grand jury returned the indictment on March 15 for the charges for the sexual assaults, which allegedly occurred at hotels between 2004 to 2013.
"Anyone who abuses their power and influence to prey upon others will be brought to justice," District Attorney George Gascón said in a statement.Harvey Weinstein arrives at the Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, Feb. 24, 2020.He is currently serving a 23-year sentenceof criminal sexual assault and rape in the third degree in New York in February 2020. He was serving out his sentence at Wende Correctional Facility near Buffalo, New York.
Allegations against Weinstein, who co-founded Miramax film studio, helped fuel the #MeToo movement after
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