{"id":2301126,"date":"2024-07-19T15:51:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T19:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harvey-weinstein-will-be-retried-on-rape-charges-thrown-out-in-april-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-19T15:54:24","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T19:54:24","slug":"harvey-weinstein-will-face-a-retrial-on-rape-charges-that-were-dismissed-in-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harvey-weinstein-will-face-a-retrial-on-rape-charges-that-were-dismissed-in-april\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvey Weinstein will face a retrial on rape charges that were dismissed in April"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fharvey-weinstein-will-face-a-retrial-on-rape-charges-that-were-dismissed-in-april%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2301126&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Harvey Weinstein is set to be retried \u2064on rape charges that were previously thrown\u2063 out in April. Weinstein, who was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/double-amputee-olympic-athlete-released-from-prison-after-serving-only-9-years-for-killing-girlfriend\/\" title=\"Paralympic athlete freed after 9 years for girlfriend&#039;s death\">initially found guilty<\/a>\u200d in 2020 and sentenced to 23 years \u200cbehind bars, had his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massachusetts-man-convicted-of-1985-murder-gets-new-trial-following-new-dna-evidence\/\" title=\"Massachusetts man&#039;s murder conviction overturned due to new DNA evidence.\">conviction overturned due<\/a> to witnesses whose accusations \u2062were not part of the charges against him. New\u2063 legislation\u2064 in\u200b New York now allows prosecutors to use a defendant&#8217;s prior sexual assault history as evidence in a trial.\u2062 Prosecutors are gearing up to retry Weinstein, aiming\u2063 to secure a conviction\u200d once again.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Harvey Weinstein will be retried on rape charges thrown out in April<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1636732\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Disgraced movie producer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/harvey-weinstein\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Harvey Weinstein<\/a> is expected to return to court on Nov. 12 to be retried on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rape\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> rape charges<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Weinstein, 72, was first found guilty by a Manhattan jury in 2020 of rape in the third degree and committing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harvey-weinstein-appeals-sex-crimes-conviction-in-new-york\/\" title=\"Harvey Weinstein Appeals Sex Crimes Conviction In New York\">criminal sex act<\/a>. He was sentenced to 23 years behind bars.<\/p>\n<p>However, that criminal conviction was overturned by a New York Court of Appeals in April because the prosecutors included witnesses whose accusations were not part of the charges brought against Weinstein.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-little-too-soviet-grandsons-of-idaho-pastor-slapped-with-13-criminal-charges-for-protesting-lockdowns-with-stickers\/\" title=\"\u2018A Little Too Soviet\u2019: Grandsons Of Idaho Pastor Slapped With 13 Criminal Charges For Protesting Lockdowns With Stickers\">film producer<\/a> Harvey Weinstein appears in Manhattan Criminal Court for a status hearing Tuesday, July 9, 2024, in New York. (Andrew Kelly\/Pool Photo via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Legislation passed in New York now permits prosecutors to use a defendant&rsquo;s prior <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sexual-assault\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>sexual assault<\/a> history to be used as evidence in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harvey-weinstein-inspired-bill-allows-previous-sexual-assault-evidence-to-be-used-against-defendants-in-new-york\/\" title=\"New York Allows Past Sexual Assault Evidence in Trials Following Weinstein Case\">sexual assault proceeding<\/a>, allowing prosecutors to establish a pattern of behavior of a defendant&rsquo;s &ldquo;bad acts.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Now prosecutors are preparing to try Weinstein again, but this time they are looking to charge Weinstein&nbsp;for &ldquo;additional violent sexual assaults&rdquo; as&nbsp;more women have agreed to testify.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Weinstein&rsquo;s trial could be moved to September, which is what his lawyers hope. As he awaits the retrial, Weinstein is being held at Rikers Island.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Curtis Farber said he would appoint a special magistrate to moderate the discovery process as new evidence is being introduced. The identities of the new victims have remained concealed as prosecutors seek a new grand jury indictment. Prosecutors said they are working to include the new indictment with the original charges.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, Weinstein was only found guilty of the 2013 rape of Jessica Mann and sexually assaulting production assistant Miriam Haley in 2006. During the #MeToo movement, more than 80 women accused Weinstein of sexual misconduct.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Weinstein&rsquo;s lawyer, Arthur Aidala, claimed that it was unfair for prosecutors to add additional victims to the case after the conviction was overturned.<\/p>\n<p>The film producer was found guilty in a separate rape trial in California and sentenced to 16 years. He has not yet started serving his sentence in that case.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1636732\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1636732\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harvey Weinstein is set to be retried on rape charges that were dismissed in April. The disgraced movie producer, who was initially convicted in 2020 but had his conviction overturned due to prosecutorial errors, will face new charges related to additional violent sexual assaults. Prosecutors are working to include these new charges with the original ones, and more women have agreed to testify against Weinstein. His trial may be moved to September, and he is currently being held at Rikers Island as he awaits the retrial. The identities of the new victims remain confidential as prosecutors seek a new grand jury indictment. Weinstein&#8217;s lawyer has argued that it is unfair to add additional victims to the case after the conviction was overturned. In a separate trial in California, Weinstein was found guilty of rape and sentenced to 16 years, but he has not yet begun serving that sentence<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2301127,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Harvey-Weinstein.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[14460,4928,34420,35614,11085],"class_list":["post-2301126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-april","tag-dismissed","tag-harvey-weinstein","tag-rape-charges","tag-retrial"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Harvey-Weinstein.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2301126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2301126"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2301126\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2301127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2301126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2301126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2301126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}