Recent allegations of sexual harassment and assault committed by Harvey Weinstein have prompted the New York Police Department to open a criminal investigation into the film mogul, police told Variety and The New York Post.
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The NYPD has launched a criminal investigation into Harvey Weinstein, as sexual assault allegations surface
Recent allegations of sexual assault committed by Harvey Weinstein in reports have prompted the NYPD to open a criminal investigation into the film mogul.
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The investigation comes in the wake of bombshell reports by The New York Times and The New Yorker, which detail numerous allegations against Weinstein.
An NYPD spokesperson confirmed the investigation to Variety with the following statement:
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Weinstein avoided prosecution from the Manhattan district attorney in 2015, when actress Ambra Batillana Gutierrez, then 22, said he groped her. In a subsequent sting operation, the NYPD secretly recorded Weinstein admitting to groping Gutierrez in a hotel room.
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