Blind Harvey Weinstein Pleads Not Guilty To Sexual Assault Charge After Rolling Into Court In Wheelchair Ahead Of Eye Surgery
Sept. 20 2021, Published 4:37 p.m. ET
Harvey Weinstein has pled not guilty to a reinstated sexual assault charge in Los Angeles, with his lawyer saying the disgraced movie mogul can no longer see or walk.
The 69-year-old looked frail while being pushed in his wheelchair into the downtown courtroom on Monday.
Dressed in a dark brown jail suit, Weinstein added a pair of glasses to his latest look while his attorney, Mark Werksman, told the judge his client desperately needs eye surgery.
In August, one of Weinstein's 11 charges was dismissed by the judge after his legal team argued the statute of limitations had run out on a sexual battery charge. A criminal grand jury later amended the indictment to include an alleged May 2010 incident involving Jane Doe #3.
Both sides went back and forth during Monday's hearing — with prosecutors claiming they have other alleged evidence of sexual misconduct against Weinstein that they'd like to include. Werksman scoffed at the prosecutor's allegations and argued the claims should not be allowed in trial.