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Harvey Weinstein's retrial on rape charges in New York is set for April 15
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Ailing Harvey Weinstein begs to have #MeToo retrial sooner after judge sets April 15 date
Harvey Weinstein Insists He’ll Die At Rikers If NYC Rape Trial Isn’t Moved Up
A gaunt-looking Harvey Weinstein pleaded with the judge in his upcoming criminal retrial to move the start date forward, even by a week, because “I don’t know how much longer I can hold on” while the fallen mogul remains imprisoned in New York City’s notorious Rikers Island jail.
Eduardo Mendez, 51, of Guatemala, was arrested two years ago in New York City for the 1994 rape of a 36-year-old woman in Attleboro, Bristol District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III’s office.
Designed to gather and preserve biological evidence found on the body of a person reporting a sexual assault, it introduced standardized forensics into the investigation of rape where there had previously been no common protocol.
President Donald Trump has promised a wave of deportations, which has caused fear and anxiety in New York City.
A judge has ordered Harvey Weinstein to be retried on 15 April after the disgraced film producer urged the court to bring forward the process as he is suffering with poor health in jail. View on euron
A local New York City group is initiating a $5,000 reward for a man accused of raping a 5-year-old girl on Staten Island, according to a post on their Facebook page. The Port Richmond North Shore Alliance is offering a reward for any information leading to an arrest.
Journalist Pagan Kennedy tells the story of Marty Goddard who created the rape kit but allowed others to get the credit before dropping out of sight.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams isn’t feeling so hot these days, according to his administration. The mayor, who just spent time in Washington, D.C., for the inauguration and had a personal meeting with the president-elect days before,
Weinstein was quick to call out Rikers Island, where he is in custody, saying he wasn't sure he would live until the spring while inside the "hell hole" jail complex, which sits near LaGuardia Airport.
Eduardo Mendez, 51, of Guatemala, was originally charged after evidence from the case was tested for DNA in 2019.
The former Hollywood studio head will be retried for his 2020 sexual assault conviction after an appeals court overturned it in 2024. Weinstein also faces additional sex crimes charges.
Calling Rikers a “stain on this city,” Weinstein, 72, said he was advocating on behalf of all detainees at the jail.
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