Disgraced movie producer charged with rape
Harvey Weinstein has finally being arrested by the police for sexual assault claims and charged for rape.
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According to BBC, the movie mogul was charged with rape and several other counts which includes rape and sexual assault. In a statement released by the New York Police Department, the director was arrested following the charges leveled against him.
"Mr. Weinstein "was arrested, processed and charged with rape, criminal sex act, sex abuse and sexual misconduct for incidents involving two separate women," the statement read. "These brave survivors for their courage to come forward and seek justice," the statement also read.
It would be recalled that in 2017, the world was shocked when the news broke of Harvey Weinstein's sexual misconduct. it was revealed that he has been sexually assaulting a number of actresses in the Hollywood industry including Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow, for over two decades. He was fired from the board of his company.
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