She contacted a friend, who took her to the 9th Precinct, the stationhouse nearest the apartment where she had been staying after coming to New York from Italy. He supposedly groped her and stuck his hand under her skirt and asked for a kiss.īattilana fled, and a surveillance camera reportedly shows her leaving the building 31 minutes after she arrived. Their talk took a sudden turn when Weinstein asked Battilana if her breasts were real, she said. Weinstein’s assistant had escorted her into his office and then left the two alone. She had accepted and arrived around 6 p.m. She said he had invited her to visit him at his office in Tribeca the next day. Los Angeles prosecutors also accuse Weinstein of raping an Italian model - whose identity, like the other three Los Angeles accusers, has not been made public - the night before he allegedly assaulted Young.The detectives were still able to bring the Manhattan district attorney’s office a case that was considerably stronger than is routinely needed to convict less illustrious gropers in the subway.Īs Battilana told it, she had met Weinstein at the New York Spring Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall on the previous Thursday, March 26. The Los Angeles charges include allegations from ex-model Lauren Young that Weinstein sexually assaulted her in a Beverly Hills hotel in 2013 when she was a 22-year-old aspiring actress. In total, nearly 90 women have accused Weinstein of sexual harassment or assault.
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In early April, he formally appealed his conviction for rape and sexual assault in New York, which was handed down to him in March 2020 following a high-profile trial in Manhattan. Weinstein has always denied the charges, both in New York and in Los Angeles, claiming that his accusers consented. The Los Angeles District Attorney's Office did not confirm or deny any details of Weinstein's extradition when contacted by AFP. His lawyer Mark Werksman told the Los Angeles Times that Weinstein could appear in a Los Angeles courtroom as early as Wednesday. "We will be fighting so that Harvey can receive his needed medical care and, of course, so that he can be treated fairly."Īccording to California law, Weinstein's trial must begin within 120 days of his extradition, which would be in mid-November. "We are disappointed that the LA DA (Los Angeles district attorney) didn't wait for the judge's ruling, but we did expect this to happen at some point," Weinstein's spokesman, Juda Engelmayer, told AFP. Legal efforts to stop the extradition in Los Angeles did not reach court. But in June, New York judge Kenneth Case rejected their arguments and gave the green light to his transfer. Weinstein's lawyers had argued for weeks against the transfer on medical grounds. "After being medically cleared for booking, he will be booked into custody," the department tweeted. Los Angeles police confirmed Weinstein "was brought to LA stemming from an extradition warrant that was issued for several felony sexual assault charges." The 69-year-old left the Wende prison in upstate New York and was handed over "to the appropriate officials for transport to the state of California per a court order," a spokesman for the New York prison authorities said in a statement. The once all-powerful Hollywood producer - whose downfall was seen as a major victory for the #MeToo movement - is accused in Los Angeles of rape and sexual assault of five women, which could land him in prison for up to an additional 140 years.
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Disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein, who has been serving a 23-year prison sentence for sexual assault in New York since last year, was transferred to Los Angeles on Tuesday for a second trial in which he will face new charges.
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