Los Angeles prosecutors announced new sex crime charges against Harvey Weinstein just as his criminal trial began in New York

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• Prosecutors in Los Angeles brought four new charges against Harvey Weinstein, bringing a new set of legal proceedings against the former movie producer.
• The indictment from the Los Angeles district attorney's office lists four total felony counts against Weinstein, including forcible rape, forcible oral copulation, sexual penetration by use of force, and sexual battery by restraint.
• The complaint identifies two separate incidents that occurred within Los Angeles hotel rooms within one day of each other that were brought to authorities in 2017.
• Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey plans for the case to proceed after Weinstein's trial in New York, which began hours before her office filed the indictment.
• Weinstein is pleading not guilty in the New York case, and has denied sexual misconduct occurred, or said it was consensual.
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Prosecutors in Los Angeles issued an indictment on Monday afternoon that brought four new charges against Harvey Weinstein.

The indictment released by the Los Angeles District Attorney's office announced four total felony counts against Weinstein: forcible rape, forcible oral copulation, sexual penetration by use of force, and sexual battery by restraint.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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