British prosecutors said on Wednesday that they had authorized two charges of indecent assault against Harvey Weinstein, stemming from accusations made by a 50-year-old woman.
Harvey Weinstein left a New York City criminal court.
Rosemary Ainslie, head of Britain's Crown Prosecution Service Special Crime Division, said in a statement that charges had been authorized.
Five years ago, British police said they were investigating sexual assault claims against Weinstein, who co-founded the entertainment company Miramax and the Weinstein Company film studio.
While he waits for his next trial in California, Weinstein is in prison.
A person for Weinstein did not respond to a question from Forbes.
An appellate court in New York upheld Weinstein's rape and criminal sexual act convictions. A panel of five judges rejected Weinstein's argument that the trial was influenced by media coverage. A jury found Weinstein guilty of raping a woman at a hotel in 2013) and performing oral sex on another woman in 2006 The charges came after the New York Times and the New Yorker shared stories from multiple women who said they were sexually harassed or assault by Weinstein. According to the U.K. police, they are investigating accusations of assault against Weinstein from three women in different incidents.
There are more than 80. That's how many women have accused Weinstein of sexual harassment.
There are charges against Harvey Weinstein.
The appeals court upheld Harvey Weinstein's conviction.
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