Weinstein Faces a New Sealed Indictment in New York, Prosecutors Say

Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced Hollywood mogul whose conviction for sex crimes in New York was overturned in April, is facing a new indictment, Manhattan prosecutors said in a hearing on Thursday.Mr.Weinstein, 72, was not in court on Thursday morning.

He was still in Bellevue Hospital, according to jail records, after being rushed from the Rikers Island jail complex for emergency heart surgery on Monday morning.The new indictment is still sealed and awaiting Mr.Weinstein’s recovery so he can be arraigned, prosecutors said.The downfall of Mr.

Weinstein, who was responsible for a long string of productions in Hollywood, including movies like “Shakespeare in Love” and “Chocolat,” helped ignite the global #MeToo movement.His conviction for sex crimes in New York was followed by another conviction and a sentence of 16 years in prison in a separate sex-crimes case in Los Angeles.However, in April, in a 4-to-3 decision, the New York Court of Appeals overturned his conviction in New York.

The judges agreed with Mr.Weinstein’s lawyers that the trial judge had improperly allowed prosecutors to call several accusers as witnesses, even though their allegations had not led to charges.

The decision had deprived Mr.Weinstein of a fair trial, they said.Immediately after the decision, the Manhattan district attorney, Alvin L.

Bragg, said that he would try to prosecute Mr.Weinstein again.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.

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