Judge Declines to Throw Out Harvey Weinstein Criminal Case

|Updated:

NEW YORK—A New York judge declined to dismiss sexual assault charges against Harvey Weinstein on Dec. 20, rejecting the latest push from the disgraced film producer’s lawyers to have his indictment thrown out.

Judge James Burke’s ruling buoyed a prosecution that has appeared on rocky ground in recent months amid a prolonged defense effort to raise doubts about the case and the police investigation.