The Manhattan DA's office has begun presenting evidence to a grand jury that could return a new indictment against Harvey Weinstein, according to court documents.
The Manhattan district attorney's office has begun presenting evidence to a grand jury that could return a new indictment against- as soon as Friday - over an alleged sexual assault that occurred sometime in a four-month time period between late 2005 and mid-2006 in a lower Manhattan residential building, according to a transcript of an unannounced court hearing this week.
Prosecutors also indicated during a hearing on Tuesday they were aware of two other potential offenses: a sexual assault in May 2016 in a hotel in Tribeca and a potential sexual assault that occurred at the Tribeca Grand hotel. Providing notice to the defense of potential offenses does not guarantee what charges a new indictment might contain. The grand jury's term is scheduled to end Friday, at which point prosecutors could put potential charges to a vote.Weinstein's lawyer, Arthur Aidala, signaled during the hearing that Weinstein could testify himself before the grand jury.
"Mr. Weinstein is very, very seriously considering going -- wheeling himself into the grand jury and letting the grand jurors see what he looks like these days," Aidala said, according to the transcript.The New York Court of Appeals, in a 4-3 opinion, his 2020 rape conviction. He remains held at Rikers Island while he appeals a conviction in Los Angeles.it would retry Weinstein and prosecutors revealed they had spoken to other alleged victims whose accounts were not part of the original case.Related Topics
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