Harvey Weinstein Pleads Not Guilty to New Sex Crime Charge in New York

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg Jr. said his office had brought an indictment against Weinstein for an alleged sexually assault in 2006.

Film producer Harvey Weinstein attends a court hearing at the Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City on Sept. 18, 2024. Jeenah Moon/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

Former Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty to a new sexual assault charge in a New York court on Sept. 18.

Weinstein’s defense attorney, Arthur Aidala from law firm Aidala, Bertuna & Kamins, said in a statement read outside the court that his client “never forced himself on anyone.”