Following the recent overturning of his rape and sexual assault convictions from 2020, disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein has a new court appearance, according to the Manhattan District Attorney's Office.
"Harvey Weinstein is expected to be in Manhattan Supreme Court Part 81 (room 1317) on Wednesday, May 1st, at 2:15 p.m., to appear in front of Judge Curtis Farber", the office told HNGN in an email Friday.
"At the Manhattan D.A.'s Office, our Special Victims Division fights each and every day to center survivors, uplift their voices, and seek justice for these horrific crimes. Our mission is to center survivors' experiences and wellbeing in every decision we make, which we will do as we approach the next steps in this case", a spokesperson stated.
"We will do everything in our power to retry this case, and remain steadfast in our commitment to survivors of sexual assault", the office declared in another statement Thursday.
Weinstein, 72, wept 'tears of joy' in prison over the news that his New York rape and sexual assault convictions had been overturned.
The former producer felt that "finally somebody listened to him," spokesperson Juda Engelmayer told the Daily Mail.
"I just spoke to him two minutes ago. Harvey was crying. He was excited," Engelmayer said of her client, who has been accused of sexual abuse by more than 80 women.
Weinstein was serving 23 years in a New York prison for two sex attacks against aspiring actress Jessica Mann and production assistant Mimi Haleyi; however, the convictions were overturned after an appeals court ruled that the judge made a "crucial" error in the original trial.
Weinstein, however, will remain in prison due to a separate conviction for rape in 2022, for which he was handed a 16-year sentence in Los Angeles.
