Harvey Weinstein to be charged with indecent assault in UK
- The former film mogul is accused of offences against a woman in London in 1996
- Weinstein is serving 23 years in prison in New York after convictions in several high-profile #MeToo convictions
British prosecutors said on Wednesday they have authorised police to charge former film mogul Harvey Weinstein with two counts of indecent assault against a woman in London in 1996.
The Crown Prosecution Service said in a statement that “charges have been authorised” against Weinstein, 70, following a review of evidence gathered by London’s Metropolitan Police.
Police said the alleged offences against the woman, now in her 50s, took place in during July and August 1996.
After revelations about Weinstein emerged in 2017, British police said they were investigating multiple allegations of sexual assault that reportedly took place between the 1980s and 2015. Unlike many other countries, Britain does not have a statute of limitations for rape or sexual assault.
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Weinstein, the co-founder of the Miramax entertainment company and The Weinstein Company film studio, was once one of the most powerful people in Hollywood, having produced films such as Pulp Fiction and The Crying Game.
