Harvey Weinstein Hit With New Lawsuit Claiming He Assaulted Four Women, 1 Who Was Underage
Convicted ex-movie mogul Harvey Weinstein is being hit with another lawsuit, claiming he sexually assaulted four additional women. In the new suit, which emerged on Thursday (May 28), one of the victims includes a woman who was 17 at the time of her alleged attack.
Per the documents filed in New York, the alleged assaults occurred between 1984 and 2013, and lists a then-17-year-old girl, who was taken advantage of in 1994 as she looked to break into the entertainment industry via Weinstein; who is currently servicing a 23-year prison sentence for other sexual assault offenses.
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In addition the now-43-year-old victim, a second woman, 70, alleges Weinstein raped her in 1984 at 34. A third woman, 38, claims the convicted sex offender raped her in 2008 at age 26, and a fourth woman, 35, says he assaulted her in 2013 at age 28. All four women claim they were meeting Weinstein as prospective talent, and were subsequently taken advantage of.
In addition to Harvey Weinstein, Bob Weinstein, Miramax and Disney are also listed in the suit, claiming they “knew or reasonably should have known that Harvey Weinstein had a propensity to engage in sexual misconduct and would use his position and power to lure Plaintiffs and other similarly situated aspiring female actresses to his apartments, hotel rooms, offices, etc. under the guise of discussing business opportunities to sexually harass, batter, assault, falsely imprison and rape them.”
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The suit also states, “There is no doubt that Robert Weinstein knew, or should have known, that his brother was a dangerous predator likely to sexually abuse other women like Plaintiffs given that he witnessed his brother’s behavior; received direct and indirect verbal and written complaints made by and on behalf of female victims and/or employees of Miramax who were sexually abused by Harvey Weinstein.”
Currently, as he serves his 23-year sentence, Weinstein is in isolation at the Wende Correctional Facility in Erie County, New York, east of Buffalo, after two inmates tested positive for the coronavirus.