Judge rejects sex assault count against Harvey Weinstein

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By ANDREW DALTON

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles judge on Thursday again rejected one of 11 sexual assault counts in an indictment of Harvey Weinstein.

Judge Lisa B. Lench first dismissed the count of sexual battery by restraint as too old and outside the statute of limitations two weeks ago, but allowed the district attorney’s office to amend the allegation against the 69-year-old former movie mogul and convicted rapist.

On Thursday, she found that neither of two attempts at an amended complaint from prosecutors solved the problem, and rejected the count again.

Weinstein attended the hearing in LA County jail attire. He was brought into the courtroom shackled to a wheelchair, and was uncuffed as the proceedings began.



Harvey Weinstein, the 69-year-old convicted rapist and disgraced movie mogul, wears a face mask as he listens in court during a pre-trial hearing in Los Angeles, Thursday, July 29, 2021. Weinstein pleaded not guilty Wednesday to four counts of rape and seven other sexual assault counts in California.(Etienne Laurent/Pool Photo via AP)


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[TreasonousBastard]

1. Well, they still have 10 more. This is why prosecutors go overboard in charges.

[marble falls]

2. I can see the possibilty that like Jeffry Epstein, Weinstein has gotten to the prosecutors.

[NurseJackie]

3. That's too ambiguous to comment on. Which definition of "gotten to" are you using.

Has he "gotten to" the prosecutors in such a way that they feel intimidated by him (or his henchmen).
Has he "gotten to" the prosecutors in such a way that they feel indebted to him because of bribes?
Has he "gotten to" the prosecutors in such a way that they are so disgusted with him that they're more motivated?

[marble falls]

4. The Florida trials ...

Jeffrey Epstein's cushy federal deal was one of a kind
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Jeffrey Epstein's final mugshot, July 9, 2019 (left) and former U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.org The sickly-sweet deal that lawyers for serial sex offender Jeffrey Epstein worked out with South Florida federal prosecutors veered so far off the beaten path, it blazed a path of its own.

Jeffrey Epstein case: Federal prosecutors broke law, judge ...
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A judge ruled that federal prosecutors, including U.S. Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta, then the Miami U.S. Attorney, broke the law when they signed a plea agreement with Jeffrey Epstein, a ...

[NurseJackie]

5. Yes. Okay. But are you suggesting that they were friends? threatened? bribed? blackmailed?

I'm not seeing what it is about Weinstein's case that you believe can be compared to the Acosta deal. Do you have something specific in mind? Or are you just speculating because you're disappointed-in, or you don't particularly approve-of the judge's ruling?

[marble falls]

7. Yet. I'm suggesting that the Prosecuters are too sharp to pooch a case by accident, that ...

... that there's something not right in the way they are bobbling this 10th charge. LA is more Weinstein's town than Miami was Epstein's.

I'm not saying the fix is in, or that there is a fix, I am saying I can see where some might be suspicious.

[NurseJackie]

8. Well, you kinda ARE saying that.

I'm not saying the fix is in, or that there is a fix, I am saying I can see where some might be suspicious.

Well, you kinda ARE saying that. What you said was: "I can see the possibilty that like Jeffry Epstein, Weinstein has gotten to the prosecutors". That was a very specific reference to yourself, not the vague group of "some" unknown individuals.

I'm suggesting that the Prosecuters are too sharp to pooch a case by accident, that ...
... that there's something not right in the way they are bobbling this 10th charge.

He's 69 years old. He's convicted. He's got 23 years to go. Yeah... they really screwed-the-pooch.

[marble falls]

9. I can see the POSSIBILITY. I can also see the possibility that this prosecution will convict ...

... of all the nine remaining charges.

[NurseJackie]

11. That's highly unlikely. This is a high profile case that's received much attention already...

... and continues to receive scrutiny. Weinstein isn't going anywhere, except back to prison. At this stage, its an absurd cynical speculation that really serves no good purpose other than to cast doubts on the integrity of the prosecutor and/or the process that put him away in the first place. The justice system is working for Weinstein exactly as it's supposed to do.

[PSPS]

10. Don't be silly. It was strictly according to the law. It was beyond the statute of limitations.

It isn't like he's going to be freed anytime soon, or even ever.

[abqtommy]

6. Oh nose! They're treating Weinstein like the criminal he is. Good!