Harvey Weinstein Judge Amends Sexual Battery Charge But Rejects Bid To Dismiss Two Other Sex-Related Counts

Facing 140 years behind bars if found guilty on multiple sex crimes, Harvey Weinstein today saw one of the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s sexual battery charges against him tossed out by a state judge.

sexual assault counts in an indictment of Harvey Weinstein.Judge Lisa B.

TheWrap reported that a judge rejected Weinstein’s bid to dismiss two of the charges against him but that a third count of sexual battery by restraint, or Count 5, would need to be amended. The prosecution did amend the charge, but a rep for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office told TheWrap that Count 5 was now dismissed by the judge.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterHarvey Weinstein’s lawyers succeeded again on Thursday in persuading a Los Angeles judge to dismiss one charge of sexual battery, on the grounds that it fell outside the statute of limitations.Weinstein still faces 10 counts of rape and sexual assault, which involve four women and date from 2004 to 2013. The disgraced producer was extradited last month from New York, where he was serving a 23-year sentence.

André Braugher has joined Universal-Annapurna-Plan B’s feature adaptation of New York Times bestseller She Said about Pulitzer Prize winners Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey’s investigative journalism into movie mogul Harvey Weinstein’s history of sexual assault, which led to his conviction.

Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers are asking a judge to order grand jury transcripts and exhibits sealed in the case of the disgraced film producer, contending that the documents’ release could prejudice Weinstein’s right to a fair trial on charges involving five women. Those charges include forcible rape.

Harvey Weinstein has lost his bid to reject three further sexual assault charges.Yesterday (July 29) a judge in Los Angeles ruled against the demands of Weinstein’s representatives to reject three new charges for rape, sexual battery and forcible oral copulation, according to Reuters.After being convicted of rape at a trial in New York last year, 11 new charges against Weinstein came to light, brought forward by five women in Beverly Hills and Los Angeles dating back between 2004 and

A Los Angeles judge on Thursday dismissed one of 11 sexual assault counts against Harvey Weinstein, giving the former movie mogul and convicted rapist a minor and possibly temporary victory. At a hearing with the 69-year-old Weinstein in the courtroom, Judge Lisa B.

sexual assault counts against Harvey Weinstein, giving the former movie mogul and convicted rapist a minor and possibly temporary victory.At a hearing with the 69-year-old Weinstein in the courtroom, Judge Lisa B.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterHarvey Weinstein won a partial victory in court in Los Angeles on Thursday, persuading a judge to dismiss one of the 11 sexual assault charges against him.Judge Lisa B.

Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty in a Los Angeles courtroom Wednesday to four counts of rape and seven other sexual assault counts.  Sheriff's deputies brought the 69-year-old convicted rapist into court in a wheelchair. He was wearing a brown jail jumpsuit and face mask.

guilty to charges of sexual assault in Los Angeles. The disgraced Hollywood mogul, 69, was brought into court on Wednesday in a wheelchair after losing his bid to block extradition from New York.

Weinstein was previously convicted of rape and sexual assault of two women in New York and sentenced to 23 years in prison. Weinstein only spoke once during the arraignment hearing, saying “Thank you very much” after Judge Sergio Tapia wished him “good luck.”Attorneys for Weinstein have filed a motion to dismiss three of the counts against him, arguing that the statute of limitations has expired.