A New York judge on Tuesday cleared the way for the extradition of Harvey Weinstein to Los Angeles, where he is facing a new set of sexual assault charges.Judge Kenneth Case denied Weinstein’s lawyers opposition to the extradition.
Prosecutors indicated that Los Angeles prosecutors would probably not transfer Weinstein to California until the end of this month of the first half of July.Weinstein has been behind bars since March of last year, when he was sentenced to 23 years in prison after being found guilty of two counts of felony sex crimes.
His lawyers are appealing.A Los Angeles grand jury in April returned a new sealed indictment against Weinstein that includes 11 counts of sexual assault.
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