Weinstein raped me in 1994 at age 17, woman says in lawsuit

A woman who says Harvey Weinstein raped her when she was 17 is among four plaintiffs in a new lawsuit against imprisoned movie mogul, latest

woman, w 43, alleges Weinstein forced her to disrobe, demanded she perform oral sex on him and raped her in a hotel room in 1994 during what she thought would be a meeting about helping her break into entertainment business, according to her allegations in lawsuit filed Thursday in New York City.

woman, w living in Tennessee, alleges that Weinstein was nearly naked when she walked into room and that he threatened her after rape. She says that he me her hand over her driver’s license and told her that she’d never act in films and that he would have associates harm her and her family if she told on him.

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Lawyer Imran Ansari said some of claims may be barred by statute of limitations, though woman alleging she was raped when she was 17 is suing in state court under New York’s Child Victims Act, which opened a window for people to sue over sexually abuse y say y endured as children, sometimes deces ago.

A former model who says Weinstein sexually assaulted her when she was 16

In Thursday’s lawsuit, ar woman alleges Weinstein jammed his tongue into her mouth and fondled her breasts and vagina as he pinned her against a hotel door at Cannes Film Festival in France in 1984.

woman, w 70 and living in Ecuor, alleges a friend who worked with Weinstein told her she should keep quiet or be blackballed from industry.

two or plaintiffs are a woman, w 38 and living in New York, who alleges Weinstein raped her during a supposed business meeting at a Manhattan apartment in 2008; and a woman, w 35 and living in Hungary, who says he forced her to perform oral sex on him in a hotel suite.

women are suing Weinstein; his bror; Miramax, company y founded; Disney, which once owned Miramax; and 10 “doe corporations,” renewing allegations me elsewhere that y knew of his behavior and didn't stop him.

Weinstein, Oscar-winning producer of “Shakespeare in Love,” was convicted of raping an aspiring actress in 2013 and forcibly performing oral sex on a TV and film production assistant in 2006. His lawyers have said y’ll appeal.

An effort by Los Angeles prosecutors to have him arraigned re on charges that he raped a woman and sexually assaulted ar in 2013 has been put on hold because of coronavirus crisis.

Soon after arriving in state prison in March, Weinstein tested positive for virus. He has recovered, his spokesman said.

women in Thursday’s lawsuit are identified in court papers only as Jane Doe I-IV. Associated Press does t typically identify people who say y are victims of sexual assault unless y grant permission.

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