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Harvey Weinstein was accused of New Criminal Charges in New YorkThe prosecutor made the announcement in court Thursday as the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office prepares to retry the former movie mogul after his rape conviction was overturned.

Manhattan jury finds 72-year-old Weinstein guilty guilty of rape in 2020, But in April, a New York appeals court overturned the conviction, finding that he had not received a fair trial because the judge improperly allowed accusers he had not been formally accused of assaulting to testify.

In July, Manhattan prosecutors said they were investigating more brutal sexual assaults allegedly committed by Weinstein after More women will agree to testify against co-founder from Miramax studio.

Weinstein denies having non-consensual sexual contact with anyone.

Prosecutor Nicole Bloomberg did not specify what new charges were brought against Weinstein during a hearing before Judge Curtis Farber in New York State Court in Manhattan.

Farber tentatively set a trial date for Nov. 12 but said he was open to considering an earlier start.

Weinstein’s lawyer said it was unfair for prosecutors to try to bring in additional victims after the verdict was overturned.

«We have a hotline again: “1-800 Call Harvey.”— lawyer Artur Aidala said in court on July 9.

The former king of Hollywood’s health has deteriorated significantly in recent years, according to his representatives.He is confined to a wheelchair due to back problems.

Despite the New York conviction being overturned, Weinstein remains in custody at Rikers Island on another California rape conviction. In July, he was transferred to a New York City hospital prison ward with multiple medical conditions, including COVID-19.

Weinstein’s First Conviction in New York This marked a major milestone for the #MeToo movement. in which women accused hundreds of men in entertainment, media, politics and other fields of sexual harassment.

Jurors found that Weinstein raped former production assistant Miriam Haley in 2006 and raped aspiring actress Jessica Mann in 2013. They are among more than 80 women accused him of sexual harassment.

Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison in New York casekya 16 years in prison in a separate case in California.

Then, Los Angeles jury finds Weinstein guilty of rapeforced oral copulation and sexual penetration with a foreign object involving a woman, but acquitted him of charges related to the second accuser.