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Harvey Weinstein is indicted in California on sexual charges
Harvey Weinstein has been indicted in California on sexual assault charges, one of his lawyers says, as the former Hollywood movie producer appeared in a New York court proceeding over whether to extradite him.
Key points:
- California’s criminal case against Weinstein covers alleged attacks on five women from 2004 to 2013
- It includes four counts of forcible rape, four counts of forcible oral copulation, two counts of sexual battery by restraint, and one count of sexual penetration by use of force
- The conviction of Weinstein was seen as a watershed moment in the #MeToo movement against sexual abuse and harassment by men
The 69-year-old Weinstein wore a collarless rust-coloured shirt as he appeared from the Wende Correctional Facility near…
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