Manhattan prosecutors on Tuesday said they were “actively pursuing” additional allegations of sexual assault against the disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein ahead of a new trial that was likely to begin in the fall.
Nicole Blumberg, an assistant district attorney, said in Manhattan criminal court that her office had identified allegations of rape and sexual assault against Mr. Weinstein that had occurred within the statute of limitations, and that prosecutors planned to ask a grand jury to indict him.
She said they were working in a “trauma-informed” manner with his accusers.
“In 2020, there were women who were not ready to proceed with the legal process,” she said.
“Some of those women are now ready to proceed.”When the judge in the case, Justice Curtis Farber, pressed for a date when a grand jury could hear new charges, Ms. Blumberg could not give one, but she said prosecutors could be prepared to go to trial by the fall, at one point indicating November.
Persons:
“, Harvey Weinstein, Nicole Blumberg, Weinstein, Curtis Farber, Blumberg
Locations:
Manhattan