Manhattan DA drops part of sex assault case against Weinstein
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Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · Entertainment
(11 Oct 2018) MANHATTAN DISTRICT ATTORNEY DROPS PART OF SEX ASSAULT CASE AGAINST WEINSTEIN Harvey Weinstein's attorney says an accuser should be criminally prosecuted for perjury following the decision to drop part of the case against him. A judge agreed on Thursday (11 OCT. 2018) to dismiss allegations by one of three accusers in the case, Lucia Evans. Weinstein's lawyer, Benjamin Brafman, told the judge he believed Evans had lied both to the grand jury and to The New Yorker about her encounter with Weinstein. Brafman said outside court that "this is not about victim shaming," while Evans' attorney, Carrie Goldberg, says the decision does not "invalidate the truth of her claims." Goldberg says prosecutors' decision to "abandon" her client speaks to a system that needs to be reformed. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/1bb762524080f08133c47e7b12ecfc9b
