A new wave of sexual assault complaints has been levied against the City of New York, bringing the total number of alleged assaults in juvenile detention centers to 539 cases.
The former Hollywood studio head will be retried for his 2020 sexual assault conviction after an appeals court overturned it in 2024. Weinstein also faces additional sex crimes charges.
More than 500 people claim they were victims of sexual abuse at juvenile detention centers.
During the court hearing, Weinstein pushed for an earlier trial date, citing his health. "I can’t hold on anymore," he said.
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U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan dismissed a sexual assault lawsuit, finding the Adult Survivors Act window preempts a New York City law on gender-motivated violence. Kaplan's ruling may differ from a previous decision from another case in the Southern District of New York.
The Adams administration is trying to dismiss older sex abuse cases by citing a court decision involving Sean “Diddy” Combs.
Calling Rikers a “stain on this city,” Weinstein, 72, said he was advocating on behalf of all detainees at the jail.
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Nine more former detainees are accusing an ex-staffer at a Bronx juvenile detention center of sexually abusing them as children, according to an avalanche of lawsuits that city lawyers are trying to shut down by drawing parallels to Sean “Diddy” Combs.