By CFJCToday

Weinstein Could Face Life in Prison

Jul 3, 2018 | 9:15 PM

The Manhattan District Attorney has filed three more charges against the disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. The former Weinstein Company head was charged with an additional count of criminal sexual act in the first degree against a third woman in 2006, and two counts of predatory sexual assault.

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office shared the news in a statement, and urged other potential victims to come forward.

“A Manhattan Grand Jury has now indicted Harvey Weinstein on some of the most serious sexual offenses that exist under New York’s Penal Law,” said District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. “This indictment is the result of the extraordinary courage exhibited by the survivors who have come forward. Our investigation continues. If you are a survivor of the predatory abuse with which Mr. Weinstein is charged, there is still time to pursue justice. Please call us at 212-335-9373.”

If convicted, Weinstein could face life in prison. He has denied all allegations of nonconsensual sex.

FAST FACTS:

  • Weinstein was previously indicted on charges of rape in the first and third degrees, as well as criminal sexual act in the first degree for sexual acts against two women in 2013 and 2014.
  • He has been accused by dozens of women of sexual misconduct, including rape. The revelations poured forth after blistering expose in The New York Times and The New Yorker were published in October of 2017. The scandal sparked the #MeToo Movement.
  • The Oscar-winner was arrested in May and released on $1 million bail.

CHECK IT OUT:

Read the Full Story: https://nbcnews.to/2IIPYgZ

Read the Full Statement from the D.A.: https://bit.ly/2lMWBGb

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