Prosecutors Seek to Merge Weinstein's New York Sex Crime Cases

Harvey Weinstein's legal team opposes the consolidation, arguing it could compromise his right to a fair trial.

Manhattan prosecutors have filed a motion to combine two sex crime cases against Harvey Weinstein into a single trial.
Weinstein's lawyers argue that merging the cases would unfairly prejudice the jury and deny him due process.
The new charges include a first-degree criminal sexual act allegedly committed in 2006, alongside charges from his overturned 2020 conviction.
Prosecutors claim that separate trials would waste judicial resources and be inefficient due to overlapping evidence and witnesses.
Weinstein, who remains in custody, has pleaded not guilty to all charges and continues to appeal his previous convictions.