Harvey Weinstein surrenders to New York police, is arrested for rape, criminal sex acts

UNITED STATES
The Week

May 25, 2018

By Peter Weber

Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein turned himself in to police Friday morning. “Today, at the NYPD’s 1st Precinct, Harvey Weinstein was arrested, processed, and charged with rape, criminal sex act, sex abuse, and sexual misconduct for incidents involving two separate women,” the New York Police Department said. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan are in the final stages of an investigation into allegations of sexual assault from actresses Paz de la Huerta and Lucia Evans. Weinstein, accused of wide-ranging abuse by more than 50 women, has denied all wrongdoing. After being booked and charged, NBC News reports, Weinstein is expected to be moved to New York County Criminal Court, then likely released on $1 million bail and fitted with an ankle monitor.

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