Producer Harvey Weinstein is expected to have a new trial in September – News

American producer Harvey Weinstein is expected to have a new trial for sexual crimes in September, according to today’s decision by the New York Supreme Court, a week after a 2020 conviction was overturned.

Weinstein was visibly weakened as he was led into a Manhattan courtroom, where he waved to his supporters and smiled.

Judge Curtis Farber said the trial will begin “sometime after Labor Day [que se assinala a 2 de setembro nos Estados Unidos]” and that Weinstein must remain in pre-trial detention.

On the 25th, the New York Court of Appeal overturned Harvey Weinstein’s conviction, concluding that the trial judge harmed the former film mogul with “blatant” improper decisions.

The same judge also justified the annulment of the conviction with the previous decision to allow women to testify about allegations that were not part of the case.

“We conclude that the trial court erroneously admitted testimony of previous, uncharged, alleged sexual acts against persons other than the complainants of the underlying crimes,” the ruling said.

“The solution to these egregious errors is a new trial,” it reads.

The decision by the New York State Court of Appeal reopens a chapter in the United States of America (USA) regarding criminal and abusive sexual conduct by powerful figures.

A period that began in 2017, with a chain of accusations against Weinstein. Victims may now be forced once again to retell their stories on the witness stand.

Weinstein, 72, was sentenced in 2020 to 23 years in prison for the rape and sexual assault of actress Jessica Mann in 2013, and for forcing oral sex on former assistant Mimi Haley in 2006.

Last week, New York appeals court judges overturned one of the most iconic cases of the MeToo movement, citing procedural errors, as the judge accepted testimony from women who allegedly suffered abuse from Weinstein who were not part of the case. against him.

The Manhattan district attorney’s office has indicated it will request a new trial.

“We will do everything in our power to retry this case and remain steadfast in our commitment to survivors of sexual assault,” said District Attorney Alvin Bragg.

Arthur Aidala, Weinstein’s defense attorney, said even unpopular people deserve justice, and “we knew Harvey Weinstein did not get a fair trial.”

The once untouchable heavyweight of the Hollywood film industry is suffering from health problems, which led to him being hospitalized in New York over the weekend.

(News updated at 9:53 pm)