Weinstein May Face New Accusers in Retrial of NY Sex-Crime Case

Harvey Weinstein may face new allegations of rape and sexual assault when the former Hollywood movie mogul is tried again in New York, after a state appeals court tossed his 2020 conviction last month.

Since the last trial, other women have “disclosed being sexually assaulted by the defendant,” Nicole Blumberg, a prosecutor for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, told state court Judge Curtis Farber on Wednesday. While some weren’t ready to speak publicly in 2020, they are now, Blumberg said.

The district attorney’s office is speaking to all the women making new claims against Weinstein and will aim to ...