Harvey Weinstein back to court on June 5 for indictment arraignment  

18:04 • 01.06.18

 

After his arrest on multiple rape and sex crimes charges last week, Harvey Weinstein is only allowed to travel within New York and Connecticut but he will be making a trip back to court next week now,  Deadline reports.

Following yesterday’s indictment of the once powerful producer by a grand jury on two sets of rape charges and a sex crime charge, Weinstein is currently scheduled to appear in NY Supreme Court on June 5 for an arraignment hearing. Facing a potential 25-years behind bars if convicted, Weinstein is expected to enter a plea at the time. That plea looks certain to be a “not guilty” based on statements by his primary lawyer in recent days.


Otherwise, similar in scope to the criminal complaint arraignment hearing on May 25, the stop in court next Tuesday morning will see prosecutor Joan Illuzzi-Orbon representing the Manhattan District Attorney’s office. With attorney Benjamin Brafman by his side, Weinstein will likely be in and out of the courtroom in less than an hour.


The lone thing that may elongated the proceedings is if a new bail application is made before the new judge in the matter. As it is, Weinstein is out right now on $1 million bail, with conditions of a $10 million bond, relinquishing his passport and wearing a monitor to ensure he stays within the Empire State and the Provisions State. Most of the time such conditions are continued as a case moves to another court However, either side could make a move to change the stipulations.


One thing that will change for sure is that the July 30 date set late last week for a further appearance by Weinstein in the criminal complaint is now scrubbed off the calendar. In terms of timelines, it will be months before a trial actually starts, if it gets to that point.


Representatives for The Weinstein Company co-founder did not respond to request for comment on the new hearing date or what could be expected then.

Harvey Weinstein back to court on June 5 for indictment arraignment