--- title: Harvey Weinstein Arrested on Rape, Sexual Abuse Charges description: Disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein arrived at a New York City police station early Friday following reports he would turn himself in. canonical: https://time.com/5291392/harvey-weinstein-arrested/ author: Kate Samuelson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-05-25T12:00:06.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-12T19:41:20.000Z article:section: U.S. og:title: Harvey Weinstein Arrested on Charges of Rape, Sex Abuse and More og:description: The disgraced movie producer faces accusations from multiple women og:url: https://time.com/5291392/harvey-weinstein-arrested/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdad133ca70db2849/69893187929fad39fcbf0abe/gettyimages-962341588.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 5112 og:image:height: 2876 og:image:alt: Harvey Weinstein Arrested og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Harvey Weinstein Arrested on Charges of Rape, Sex Abuse and More twitter:description: The disgraced movie producer faces accusations from multiple women twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdad133ca70db2849/69893187929fad39fcbf0abe/gettyimages-962341588.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Harvey Weinstein Arrested on Charges of Rape, Sex Abuse and More > Sponsored content. 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[Watch (HLS stream): What Lies Ahead for the Weinstein Trial?](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/kI6l0G8e.m3u8) (4:25)  _Published 2018-05-30. Time writer, Eliana Dockterman, shares what to expect from Harvey Weinstein’s legal strategy._ by [Kate Samuelson](https://time.com/author/kate-samuelson/) ## Kate Samuelson Updated: Dec 12, 2023 7:41 PM UTCPublished: May 25, 2018 12:00 PM UTC by [Kate Samuelson](https://time.com/author/kate-samuelson/) ## Kate Samuelson Updated: Dec 12, 2023 7:41 PM UTCPublished: May 25, 2018 12:00 PM UTC Disgraced movie producer [Harvey Weinstein](http://time.com/5289950/gwyneth-paltrow-brad-pitt-harvey-weinstein/) was arrested in New York City Friday on charges of rape, criminal sex act, sex abuse and sexual misconduct related to his interactions with two women, the New York Police Department says. “The NYPD thanks these brave survivors for their courage to come forward and seek justice,” the NYPD said in a statement. “The arrest and ensuing charges are the result of a joint investigation between the NYPD and the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.” Weinstein, 66, arrived at a New York police station to turn himself in shortly before 7.30 a.m. ET, flanked by uniformed police officers. He was wearing a suit, appeared to be limping and was clutching several books. Weinstein was arraigned on the charges Friday. His bond was set at $10 million and he was outfitted with a GPS monitor that will allow him to travel only within New York and Connecticut. Weinstein’s attorney, Benjamin Brafman, told reporters outside the courthouse that Weinstein plans to plead not guilty to all the charges. Weinstein has said repeatedly through his lawyers that he did not have nonconsensual sex with anyone. _The New York Times_ and _The New Yorker_ reported sexual harassment allegations against Weinstein beginning in September of last year. According to the [Associated Pre](http://time.com/5290875/harvey-weinstein-surrender-charges/)[ss](http://time.com/5290875/harvey-weinstein-surrender-charges/), more than 75 women have accused Weinstein of wrongdoing, including actress and activist Rose McGowan, who said Weinstein raped her in 1997, and _Sopranos_ actress Annabella Sciorra, who said he raped her in her New York apartment in 1992. The initial reporting on Weinstein triggered a wave of sexual abuse allegations from scores of women, including Ashley Judd, Angelina Jolie and Salma Hayek, and led to him being fired from The Weinstein Company’s board and sued by New York’s attorney general. Following scores of sexual harassment complaints alleged against the producer, Weinstein has been undergoing sex-rehab treatment in Arizona and, according to [_Vanity Fair_](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/03/harvey-weinstein-sex-rehab), additional therapy for “anger management, nutrition, and several addiction-related behaviors.” ## Transcript [ MUSIC ] On May 25th, just blocks from his Tribeca studio where he allegedly committed at least one of his crimes, Harvey Weinstein turned himself over to police. He pled not guily to rape and sexual assault. This move comes nearly eight months after Ashley Judd, Rose McGowan and dozens of other women publicly accused Weinstein of sexual crimes. And he's the first major celebrity to be arrested following the Me Too movement. Weinstein is charged with criminal sex act, sex abuse, and sexual misconduct involving two separate women. While these are the first criminal charges against the disgraced Hollywood mogul, he's also involved in several suits. Plus the LAPD and the London Metropolitan Police are investigating him for alleged sex crimes. Weinstein has repeatedly said he did not have nonconsensual sex with anyone, and he's pled not guilty to all charges. In court, Weinstein was required to surrender his passport and was fitted with a GPS tracking device. He was released on a $ 1 million cash bail, and his movement is limited to Connecticut and New York. His arrest and arraignment led to a slew of reactions, with Rose McGowan tweeting, we got you, Harvey Weinstein, we got you. And Heather Graham sharing, it's about time. Today, instead of focusing on him, I will be celebrating all of the powerful women out there. This is just the beginning. Accuser Rose McGowan also The Associated Press this. If I'm allowed to, I will attend. And hopefully that will actually heal a lot of the, [ BLANK_AUDIO ] kind of trauma I get whenever I see his face, or whenever I hear his name, or whenever I have To read or hear that he says it was consensual. But as we've seen with the case of Bill Cosby what comes next will take time. Between trial and appeals this could drag on for years. And Weinstein is putting up a fight. Outside the courtroom Weinsteins lawyer Ben Brafman said this. Mr. Weinstein will enter a plea of not guilty. We intend to move very quickly to dismiss these charges. We believe they are constitutionally flawed. We believe that they are not factually supported by the evidence and we believe that at the end of the process, Mr. Weinstein will be [ UNKNOWN ] But Manhatton District Attorny Cyrus Vance, Jr. who ran for office in part on the promise of presecuting sex crimes is leading this case again Weinstein. Weinstein's next court date is July 30. We sat down with Time Writer Eliana Dockterman to discuss what we can expect from Weinstein's legal strategy and what lies ahead for this trial. Eliana thanks so much for joining us. Now what can you tell us about the two women that have brought on these criminal charges against Weinstein, cuz again these aren't the Hollywood faces that we've heard from so far. Yeah I think a lot of people expected that the Ashley Judds or Angelina Jolies of the world would be the ones who would bring. Criminal charges against Weinstein. But ultimately it's these two women, one of whom is anonymous so we don't know who she is. But the other was an aspiring actress who has since moved on in her career. So these are two women who are taking big risks. They don't have the power of the Angelina Jolies of the world to fall back on and their names could be dragged to the mud. Now looking at the arraignment now, how are both parties going to approach this case? So both parties wanna set up a certain picture of Weinstein. His lawyers put him in this baby blue sweater which evokes innocence and had him carrying these books about art to remind us that he is an artist Not just a powerful CEO whereas the police wanted him to walk out in handcuffs, specifically with a female detective leading him. So, we have these two opposing images of Weinstein, and how many women get to testify during the trial about Weinstein? And what their experience with him was will also determine that picture. So that will be a big fight. And of course we're going to see how this all plays out in the upcoming trial. Right, I don't think we can expect to see Weinstein in prison for years to come. > As we saw with the Cosby trial these things can drag on for years. They can be appealed so unless he takes a plea deal this may take a while. All right Eliana, Thanks so much for joining us. 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