In a New York court, Harvey Weinstein enters a not guilty plea to a new sexual assault charge

Harvey Weinstein enters a not guilty plea to a fresh accusation of sexual assault in New York.

In a New York court, Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein entered a not guilty plea to a fresh accusation of engaging in a criminal sexual act. District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg claims that the 72-year-old, who is currently doing time for prior convictions, is facing an additional allegation pertaining to the alleged 2006 sexual assault of a woman in a Manhattan hotel.

Weinstein showed up in court wheelchair-ridden, wearing a dark suit with a blue tie, and with his right hand bandaged. Weinstein made it clear that he was not guilty when asked to enter a plea.

In a statement, Bragg said, “Harvey Weinstein now stands indicted for an additional alleged violent sexual assault thanks to this survivor who bravely came forward.”

With his 2020 rape conviction and 23-year sentence overturned by New York’s top appeals court in April, Weinstein is currently awaiting a retrial. The court overturned the verdict, finding that Weinstein had not been given a fair trial because it had permitted testimony from women he had not been accused of assaulting. Weinstein has continuously denied having sex with people against their will.

Weinstein is still being held in custody, having been convicted of raping an actress in Los Angeles in 2013 and receiving a 16-year term. He was recently sent to a jail hospital in New York because to a number of health problems, including double pneumonia and Covid-19. His legal team disclosed last week that he had emergency cardiac surgery.

A move to combine this new charge with the ongoing retrial for the revoked 2020 rape conviction has been submitted by the prosecution. On October 2, a court is scheduled to make a decision in this case.