Included Hollywood manufacturer Harvey Weinstein to have two allegations of sexual violence against a woman who was thrown down by Judge Los Angeles Thursday.
Weinstein, has been convicted of rape in New York, extradited last week to the city of California where he has towered in the film industry, but now stands accused of rape and sexual attacks of a total of five women.
Judge Lisa Ligh rejected defense claims that alleged rape and oral by forcibly a woman in a hotel room between 2004 and 2005 fell outside the limitations law.
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But the judge sustained a similar defense argument involving allegations of sexual batteries against other women in 2010, ordering prosecutors to change their demands to continue.
Weinstein Mark Mark Werksman told reporters outside the court after hearing Thursday that “one fifth of the prosecution case was destroyed.”
The pretrial hearing in this case was set for September 13.
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“Pulp Fiction” and “Shakespeare In Love”, Weinstein, 69, have served 23 years in prison in New York.
He has denied 11 Los Angeles charges the accusation, if punished, can see it imprisoned for additional 140 years.
Extensive sexual harassment and allegations of abuse against Weinstein exploded in 2017, triggering global #Metoo movements.
In total, almost 90 women including Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow and Salma Hayek accused Weinstein harassment or attack.
Weinstein said all his sexual meetings were consensual.
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His lawyer tried to block extradition to Los Angeles for medical reasons, and a judge had given a new medical examination.
Werksman last week told reporters that Weinstein – who attended the Los Angeles trial in a wheelchair – could not walk due to the condition of the spine.