Harvey Weinstein‘s multiple sex crimes charges have been consolidated ahead of his 2025 retrial, a Manhattan judge has ruled.
Weinstein appeared in court Wednesday morning for the first time since being diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia, a form of bone marrow cancer, earlier in the week.
Last month, Weinstein was indicted on an additional sex crimes charge after he was accused of sexually assaulting a woman in a Manhattan hotel on one occasion between April 29, 2006, and May 6, 2006. He pleaded not guilty to the charge. His upcoming retrial, which is undated but aiming for spring 2025, will address the latest charge, in addition to the original indictment. Prosecutors suggested an April 1 trial date; the next court hearing was set for Jan. 29.
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In April, the New York Court of Appeals overturned Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction. The appeals court ruled that Weinstein’s original trial committed an error by allowing three additional accusers to testify about their own assault allegations when they should not have been permitted. Their testimonies were prejudiced against Weinstein and didn’t shed any light on the charges he faced; the appeals court vacated the conviction and ordered a retrial. The new trial was tentatively set for November, but it’s now eying an early 2025 date.
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Jessica Mann, who testified against Weinstein at that trial, has said she will confront him again. In a statement released after the new charges were brought forward, she applauded the indictment.
“The significant new criminal charges leveled today against Harvey Weinstein show that this Grand Jury, like so many others, can see clearly through his facade for what he truly is: a predator who must be held accountable for his crimes,” she said. “As I said when Harvey was found guilty the first time, I have found my voice. I look forward to continuing to use it as I face Harvey again in court soon and prove that my life is valuable. That, I know now, is something he will never be able to take away.”
Weinstein was also convicted in 2022 in Los Angeles of raping an Italian model, and was sentenced to an additional 16 years in prison.
