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Harvey Weinstein Charged with 3 More Rapes in California

Harvey Weinstein was charged with three new counts of rape and three new counts of forced oral copulation involving two women, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said.

Weinstein is currently facing 11 sexual harassment counts involving five women in California, while the former film mogul is serving jail time in New York City, prosecutors said, reports AP.

The amended criminal complaint charges that Weinstein raped one woman at a Beverly Hills hotel between September 2004 and September 2005 and raped another woman twice between November 2009 and November 2010, also at a Beverly Hills hotel.

Weinstein spokesman Juda Engelmayer said in response to the charges that “Harvey Weinstein has always maintained that every one of his physical encounters throughout his entire life have been consensual. That hasn’t changed. At this moment we cannot comment on the additional charges until we learn more about them.”

The 68-year-old Weinstein is serving a 23-year prison term in New York City after being convicted in February of rape and sexual assault by two women.

The Los Angeles prosecutors started the process of extraditing him to face charges, but last month they decided to postpone efforts to bring him to California as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Weinstein was diagnosed with COVID-19 earlier this year while serving time in a maximum security prison near Buffalo, New York.

His next extradition hearing is scheduled for December 11.

In California, Weinstein was first charged with rape in January, just as his trial began in New York City. In April, more counts were added.

He is currently charged with four counts of rape, four counts of forced oral copulation, two counts of restriction sexual battery, and one count of sexual penetration by force. The counts are made up of five women and originate from activities in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills from 2004 to 2013.

The combined charges could bring a maximum of 140 years in prison if he is convicted.


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