Harvey Weinstein charged with rape over attacks on two women after handing himself in to New York authorities

The plunge into disgrace of one of the most powerful men in Hollywood played out in a New York courtroom, as Harvey Weinstein was charged with rape and sexual assault, having first been made to a complete a “perp walk” before waiting cameras. Eight months after a series of allegations of assault and rape were first levelled at the 66-year-old in the media, the producer of films such as Shakesperare in Love and The English Patient was charged with first-degree rape and a first-degree criminal sex act, relating to two alleged incidents with different women. Mr Weinstein was not asked to enter a plea, but his lawyer, Benjamin Brafman, said on Friday he would fight to get the charges dismissed, claiming they were factually unsupported and constitutionally flawed.

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