By Dominic Patten, Sean Piccoli
Start date set for Harvey Weinstein rape case review in New York
UPDATE, 2:15 p.m.: A Manhattan judge today set a tentative start date for the new rape investigation of convicted sex offender Harvey Weinstein. With the disgraced former movie mogul briefly in court, Judge Curtis Farber had set a Nov. 12 date on his calendar, but he said he was open to an earlier trial date, depending on how quickly prosecutors can get through the grand jury.
Prosecutors told Farber they are still working through allegations from women who have come forward since Weinstein's conviction was overturned on appeal in April. Read the details of the case below.
EARLIER, May 1: “We believe in this case and we will retry this case,” prosecutors in Harvey Weinstein’s New York rape trial told a judge today during the first hearing since the much-accused producer’s 2020 conviction was overturned last week. . “It was a strong case in 2020 … and it remains a strong case in 2024,” added Assistant District Attorney Nicole Blumberg.
