Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey on Monday filed new criminal charges against Harvey Weinstein, accusing the disgraced Hollywood mogul of raping one woman and sexually assaulting another in separate incidents over a two-day period in 2013.
Weinstein was indicted with one felony count each of forcible rape, forcible oral copulation, sexual penetration by use of force and sexual battery by restraint. Arraignment will be scheduled for a later date, with a recommended bail of $5 million. If convicted, Weinstein faces up to 28 years in California state prison.
The new indictment came on the day that Weinstein’s criminal trial on other sex-crime charges kicked off in a New York City courtroom.