Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty to rape and sexual assault charges in Los Angeles ahead of a second trial. He faces 11 charges of attacking five women between 2004 to 2013
Weinstein, 69, arrived at Los Angeles Superior Court for his first appearance there in a wheelchair, wearing a brown jail uniform, after being extradited from New York on Tuesday where he was serving 23 years in prison for rape and other sexual offenses.
In Los Angeles, he faces 11 charges of attacking five women between 2004 to 2013. They include forcible rape, forcible oral copulation, sexual battery by restraint, and sexual penetration by use of force. If convicted, Weinstein could spend the rest of his life in prison."They are baseless, they are from long, long ago, they are uncorroborated," Mark Werksman told reporters outside the courthouse.
Werksman said he was seeking dismissal of three charges relating to 2004 and 2005 on the grounds that the 10 year statute of limitations in California has expired. He had been fighting extradition on medical grounds. Werksman said he was going blind in one eye and that he was unable to walk because of back problems.
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