No New Indictment Announced Against Harvey Weinstein During Court Appearance, but Still a Possibility: Prosecutor

Prosecutors previously announced that they plan to retry Weinstein after a New York appeals court reversed his 2020 sex crimes conviction

Harvey Weinstein, 72, was back in Manhattan Criminal Court on Tuesday, July 9, where prosecutors said that the disgraced former movie producer could still possibly face new accusations during his upcoming retrial.

Wearing a suit and sitting in a wheelchair beside his attorney, the co-founder of The Weinstein Company and Miramax appeared in the courtroom, but did not speak on his behalf.

Assistant District Attorney Nicole Blumberg said during the hearing that the state is still investigating additional claims of sexual assault and is not ready to send an indictment to the grand jury at this time.

"We spoke to several individuals who claimed Weinstein raped them in Manhattan," Blumberg said during the hearing, adding that the claims would also fall within the statute of limitations.

“They have a defendant and are looking for crimes," Weinstein's attorney Arthur Aidala said at the hearing in regards to the alleged investigation. "That's not how it’s supposed to be.”

Weinstein was found guilty in February 2020 in New York City of first-degree criminal sexual act and third-degree rape during a the landmark #MeToo case, the New York Times reported at the time. He was sentenced to 23 years in prison.

However, on April 25, 2024, the New York Court of Appeals overturned that conviction in a stunning 4-to-3 decision. The high court found that trial judge James Burke erroneously allowed three women whose allegations were not a part of the criminal case against Weinstein to testify about Weinstein's “prior bad acts.”

Related: Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 Rape and Sexual Assault Convictions in New York Overturned

On May 1, Weinstein appeared in court for the first time since the bombshell reversal for a preliminary hearing where prosecutors vowed to try Weinstein again.

"We believe in this case and we will be retrying this case," Assistant District Attorney Nicole Blumberg said in court on May 1, CBS, Reuters and CNN reported.

Prosecutors said they are planning for a fall retrial against Weinstein.

At a press conference following that hearing, Aidala said he would continue to fight for his high-profile client.

"Harvey Weinstein is now presumed innocent," he said, CNN reported.

Related: N.Y. Prosecutors Will Retry Harvey Weinstein in the Fall: 'We Believe in This Case'

At Weinstein’s next court appearance on May 29, Blumberg said a new indictment against Weinstein was possible, this time involving new accusers.

"People who couldn't speak out in 2020 are now willing to speak out in 2024,” she said, PEOPLE previously reported.

Related: Movie Mogul Harvey Weinstein Surrenders to Authorities on Rape Charges

Despite the recent reversal, Weinstein has remained in prison after being convicted in a separate trial of one count each of forcible rape, forced oral copulation and sexual penetration by a foreign object in Los Angeles, per the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office.

He was sentenced to 16 years in prison at the time, the Los Angeles Times previously reported.

If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go to rainn.org.

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