Prosecutors say they want Harvey Weinstein to be retried this fall after an appeals court last week overturned the former Hollywood movie mogul’s 2020 rape conviction.
Weinstein was present in a Manhattan courtroom on Wednesday as prosecutors from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said they intended to retry the case against the 72-year-old former producer.
“We believe in this case and will try again,” prosecutors said, according to multiple reports.
Weinstein’s legal team told the court they were “happy” with prosecutors’ request for a speedy trial.
Last week, New York’s highest court overturned his 2020 rape and sexual assault conviction, citing “egregious errors” in the trial. The judge in the original trial, the New York State Court of Appeals said, allowed women to testify about allegations that were not part of the case.
Weinstein denied all allegations.
Prosecutors on Wednesday asked for a new trial after Labor Day in early September. The new date will be determined by a judge.
Weinstein will reportedly remain in prison for a separate rape conviction in 2022 in Los Angeles.
The 2017 accusations against Weinstein triggered a flood of public allegations of sexual misconduct against many powerful figures in the entertainment industry, helping to spur the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements.
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