Former Hollywood kingsmaker Harvey Weinstein was charged again in Los Angeles on Friday for the rape of two women.
These accusations concern in particular "an incident which occurred between September 2004 and 2005 during which Weinstein allegedly raped a woman in a hotel in Beverly Hills".
Harvey Weinstein, a fallen Hollywood tycoon already convicted in New York of rape and sexual assault and accused of similar cases by the California courts, was charged again on Friday in Los Angeles for the rape of two women.
The new charges relate to "an incident that occurred between September 2004 and 2005 in which Weinstein allegedly raped a woman in a hotel in Beverly Hills", indicate the services of the prosecutor of Los Angeles, Jackie Lacey.
Accused of raping two women in 2009 and 2010
The 68-year-old ex-producer is also "accused of raping another woman twice, in November 2009 and November 2010", still in a hotel in Beverly Hills, the statement added, which did not disclose the identity or details of the victims.
In total, Harvey Weinstein is accused in Los Angeles of rape and sexual assault on five women.
If convicted, he faces up to 140 years in prison.
In California as in New York, Harvey Weinstein denies the facts and ensures that all the sexual relations that he is accused of were consented.
He had already been accused since last January of having forcibly entered a woman's hotel room to rape her, on February 18, 2013, then of assaulting another the next day in a hotel room in Beverly. Hills.
He was subsequently charged with assaulting a woman, still in Beverly Hills, in May 2010. "I am grateful to the first women who spoke out against these crimes and whose courage gave others the strength to come forward. Prosecutor Jackie Lacey said Friday.
Harvey Weinstein is currently serving 23 years in prison
"The willingness of the last victims to stand as witnesses against a powerful man provides us with the additional evidence we need to build a damning case," she said.
Jackie Lacey's services have initiated transfer proceedings so that Harvey Weinstein, currently imprisoned in New York State after his spring sentencing to 23 years, can be tried in California.
A hearing on this subject is scheduled for December 11 in Buffalo.
Nearly 90 women have, to date, publicly accused Harvey Weinstein of harassment, sexual assault or rape.
Most of the alleged facts are time-barred.