Former Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein will face two charges of indecent assault against a woman in the UK. The 70-year-old will be charged in connection with the alleged assault in London in 1996
The Crown Prosecution Service said on Wednesday that it had authorised the Metropolitan Police to charge Weinstein following a review of evidence gathered by the force. It is alleged that he twice indecently assaulted a woman, who is now aged in her 50s, between July 31 and August 31 1996.
Rosemary Ainslie, head of the CPS special crime division, said: “The CPS has authorised the Metropolitan Police to charge Harvey Weinstein with two counts of indecent assault against a woman in August 1996. Charges have been authorised against Harvey Weinstein, 70, following a review of the evidence gathered by the Metropolitan Police in its investigation.
