Weinstein Faces New Sex Crimes Trial as Soon as September (2)

May 1, 2024, 8:28 PM UTC

Harvey Weinstein faces a new trial as early as September as Manhattan prosecutors told a judge that there was “nothing consensual” about the sexual assault allegations made against him.

Weinstein was back in a Manhattan courtroom Wednesday, days after New York’s highest court tossed his 2020 rape and sexual assault convictions. Judge Curtis Farber set another hearing for later this month with an eye toward a trial shortly after the Labor Day holiday.

The reversal by the appellate court marked a stunning turnabout in the highest-profile conviction of the #MeToo era, in which dozens of women came forward to say ...

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