New Weinstein accusers have come forward, prosecutors say

At the hearing Wednesday in Criminal Court in Manhattan, Weinstein, 72, entered in a wheelchair, dressed in a dark suit and white shirt, holding a large tan book under his left arm.

It was the second hearing since Weinstein’s conviction was overturned last month. In a 4-3 decision, the New York Court of Appeals agreed with Weinstein’s lawyers that the trial judge who presided over his 2020 case had erred by allowing prosecutors to call several accusers as witnesses, even though their allegations had not led to charges.

Weinstein, a former Hollywood producer who was convicted of sex crimes against two women at that trial, had been serving a 23-year sentence. At a hearing earlier this month, Manhattan prosecutors said they planned to retry him.

On Wednesday, Justice Curtis Farber, who is presiding over the case now, said if prosecutors convene a grand jury to seek an indictment on new charges, the court and Weinstein’s legal team must be given notice.

Before setting the next hearing date, Farber asked that both sides refrain from “pandering to the press” in the lead-up to the new trial.

The case will not be tried in the “court of public opinion,” he said.

Weinstein is still facing prison time in California, where he was convicted in 2020 of rape and sexual assault and sentenced to 16 years to be served after his New York sentence. Weinstein’s lawyer in California, Jennifer Bonjean, has said that she plans to appeal Weinstein’s conviction, and that she believes that the recent ruling in New York will help her chances of success, though several legal experts have cast doubt on that.

The next hearing in the New York case is scheduled for July 9.