Harvey Weinstein’s retrial over accusations of sexual assault will begin on Nov. 12. A judge tentatively set the trial date during a pretrial hearing Friday.
Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial will begin on Nov. 12.
The judge tentatively set the date after Weinstein appeared in a Manhattan courtroom Friday.
The disgraced film producer wore a blue suit and tie with an American flag pin.
Weinstein’s pretrial hearing was set to discuss multiple aspects of the retrial, including text message evidence against him.
After the hearing, Weinstein’s attorney, Diana Fabi Samson, spoke to reporters outside, according to People magazine.
Samson said Weinstein „is anxious to go to trial and prove his innocence. Physically, he is not well, and that has affected his mental state.“
During a July 9 hearing, prosecutors told the judge an investigation into Weinstein is still ongoing after multiple accusers came forward following the overturned rape conviction. Assistant District Attorney Nicole Blumberg explained that while they were conducting an investigation, a grand jury had not been convened. Weinstein’s team claimed the new investigation was just a delay tactic used by the prosecution.
