Weinstein set to face fresh New York trial this autumn

Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced Hollywood producer, is set to be retried as early as September, a New York court decided yesterday in the first hearing since the movie mogul’s conviction for rape and sexual assault was overturned.

- MICHELLE DEL REY & ANDREA CAVALLIER

Weinstein, 72, using a wheelchair, appeared in the courthouse in lower Manhattan yesterday afternoon. The hearing was the first step in the path to retrying the case. Both the prosecutors and attorneys for Weinstein were given a chance to address next steps.

Arthur Aidala, an attorney for Weinstein arrived at the Manhattan courtroom around 1400 local time [GMT 1900] , when the hearing was scheduled to begin. Gloria Allred, the famed attorney who has represented some of Weinstein’s accusers, was also spotted in the hearing as was Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg and Jessica Mann, a former actress who accused Weinstein of rape during his New York criminal trial.

A New York court officer wheeled in Weinstein, who was pictured handcuffed upon his arrival at the court but didn’t have them during his courtroom appearance, to his hearing.

On Friday, Weinstein was transferred from his prison in upstate New York to Rikers Island jail ahead of the hearing. He was later taken to Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan for ongoing tests as his health continues to decline, Mr Aidala said.