Harvey Weinstein

Prosecutors say charges authorised against former film producer over alleged assault in 1996 in London.

The CPS brings criminal cases in England and Wales and authorises the police to bring charges after assessing the case against a suspect. British prosecutors have authorised charges to be brought against former Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein on two counts of indecent assault against a woman 26 years ago. Harvey Weinstein to be charged in UK over assault allegations

The authorized charges mean that if Harvey Weinstein were extradited to England or Wales, police would be able to arrest and formally charge him with ...

Weinstein was extradited from New York to California in July 2021, where he remains in prison and is awaiting trial for sexual assault charges; he has pleaded not guilty. A New York court of appeals upheld his 2020 rape conviction and 23-year prison sentence in that state last week, upholding one of the most pivotal verdicts of the #MeToo movement. CPS declined to confirm whether they have requested or will request Weinstein’s extradition.

Former Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein is facing two criminal charges of indecent assault against a woman in London in 1996.

“Charges have been authorised against Harvey Weinstein, 70, following a review of the evidence gathered by the Metropolitan Police in its investigation. Rosemary Ainslie, head of the CPS special crime division, said: “The CPS has authorised the Metropolitan Police to charge Harvey Weinstein with two counts of indecent assault against a woman in August 1996. The UK's Crown Prosecution Service said on Wednesday that it had authorised London's Metropolitan Police to charge the 70-year-old following a review of evidence gathered by the force.

Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has been charged with assaulting another woman, this one in Britain, an independent investigator in the U.K. ...

“At this point we have the same information as the media.” He was also acquitted on a count of first-degree rape against Mann. The award-winning movies Weinstein was involved with include “The English Patient,” “Good Will Hunting” and “Chicago,” “Pulp Fiction,” and “Shakespeare in Love.”