China News Service, July 22. According to a report by the US Chinese website, on the 21st local time, Hollywood tycoon Harvey Weinstein, who has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for sexual assault and rape in New York State, appeared in court in Los Angeles. The state pleaded not guilty to the sexual assault charge.
According to the public indictment, the 69-year-old former Hollywood studio owner Weinstein was accused by the Los Angeles County Attorney of sexually assaulting 5 women. He faces four counts of rape, two counts of custodial assault, and one count of sexual assault by force. And many other allegations.
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According to reports, the grand jury filed the indictment on March 15 and the alleged crimes occurred between 2004 and 2013.
If convicted, he faces up to 140 years in prison.
"Anyone who abuses power and influence to violate others will be brought to justice," Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon said in a statement.
Weinstein is scheduled to appear in court again for the hearing on July 29.
In 2020, Weinstein was convicted of criminal sexual assault and third-degree rape in New York, with a sentence of 23 years.
He is serving his sentence at the Wende Correctional Institution near Buffalo.
His lawyer appealed the verdict to the New York State Supreme Court in April 2021.