UK prosecutors drop charges against Harvey Weinstein
Al Jazeera
In 2022, the prosecutors had authorised two charges of indecent assault against the former Hollywood producer.
Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein will not face charges of indecent assault in Britain, prosecutors say.
In June 2022, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said it had authorised London’s Metropolitan Police Service to file two charges of indecent assault against Weinstein in relation to an alleged incident that occurred in London in 1996. The accuser was in her 50s at the time of the announcement.
On Thursday, the CPS said it decided to discontinue proceedings because there was “no longer a realistic prospect of conviction”.
“Following a review of the evidence in this case, the CPS has decided to discontinue criminal proceedings against Harvey Weinstein,” said Frank Ferguson, head of the CPS special crime and counterterrorism division.
“The CPS has a duty to keep all cases under continuous review, and we have decided that there is no longer a realistic prospect of conviction,” he added.
