Former film producer Harvey Weinstein has been charged with six more counts of forcible sexual assault in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles District Attorney says.
The charges involve two victims and stem from incidents that occurred more than a decade ago, District Attorney Jackie Lacey said in a statement.
Representatives for Weinstein, who is serving 23 years in prison in New York, had no immediate comment on the new charges.Weinstein has always denied having non-consensual sex with anyone. "I am thankful to the first women who reported these crimes and whose courage have given strength to others to come forward," Ms Lacey said in a statement.
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