Harvey Weinstein, left, and his lawyer Benjamin Brafman, right, arrive to court at 100 Centre St. in New York City. Photo: Seth Wenig/AP
Acknowledging the unique arguments under federal sex trafficking statutes, Judge Robert Sweet found the allegations plausible that Weinstein enticed an aspiring female actor to perform a commercial sex act at the 2014 Cannes film festival.
August 14, 2018 at 02:05 PM
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Harvey Weinstein will have to face allegations of sex trafficking filed by a woman who claims she was sexually assaulted by the former movie mogul at the 2014 Cannes film festival.
In an opinion released Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Robert Sweet of the Southern District of New York denied Weinstein’s motion to dismiss the charges filed by Kadian Noble, an aspiring actress who claims Weinstein lured her into his hotel room under the guise of discussing her career before assaulting her.
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