Harvey Weinstein charged with third sexual assault case in Los Angeles

Movie producer and convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein has been charged with a third case of alleged sexual assault in Los Angeles.

Prosecutors said the charge of sexual battery related to the alleged assault of a woman at a Beverly Hills hotel in 2010.

They had initially interviewed her as a corroborating witness, but she had recently provided new information to show the alleged assault took place within the 10-year statute of limitations.

The charge has been added to a Los Angeles case that alleges Weinstein, 68, the producer of movies such as The English Patient and Shakespeare in Love, sexually assaulted two women in separate incidents in 2013.

In February, Weinstein was convicted of rape and sexual assault in New York and is serving a 23-year prison sentence.

He recently overcame a bout of coronavirus. It is unknown when he will be transported to face the charges in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles County district attorney Jackie Lacey said investigators continued to work to strengthen their case against Weinstein.

“As we gather corroborating evidence, we have reached out to other possible sexual assault victims,” she said in a statement.

“If we find new evidence of a previously unreported crime, as we did here, we will investigate and determine whether additional criminal charges should be filed.”

A spokesman for Weinstein had no immediate comment on the new charge.

Prosecutors in Los Angeles have initiated a request for temporary custody of Weinstein from New York state as they begin the extradition process.

He is to be arraigned on the Los Angeles charges once he arrives.

If convicted as charged in the revised complaint, Weinstein faces up to 29 years in prison. His lawyers have previously said they were planning an appeal.

Additional reporting by agencies