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Agence France-Presse

A US judge on Thursday refused to dismiss sexual assault charges against disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, and set the next hearing in the case for March.
“We are obviously disappointed that the charges were not dismissed today,” Weinstein’s attorney Ben Brafman told reporters after a brief court hearing in Manhattan.

“I still believe the charges need to be dismissed,” Brafman said.
“This is not about the MeToo movement,” he added. “It’s a specific criminal case.”
Judge James Burke set the next hearing in the case for March 7.
The 66-year-old Weinstein is facing five counts over an alleged rape in March 2013 and a forced act of oral sex in 2006.
‘Stop this chaos’: Harvey Weinstein lawyer urges sex case dismissal
He could face life in prison if convicted.
The Hollywood producer has been accused by more than 80 women of sexual misconduct and has been a focus of the #MeToo campaign.


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Judge refuses to dismiss sex assault charges against Harvey Weinstein

Film producer Harvey Weinstein attends a hearing in New York State Supreme Court in New York City. Photo: Reuters

Movie producer Harvey Weinstein's attorney Benjamin Brafman speaks to the media outside Manhattan Supreme Court in New York on December 20, 2018. - A US judge on Thursday refused to dismiss sexual assault charges against disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, and set the next hearing in the case for March. "We are obviously disappointed that the charges were not dismissed today," Weinstein's attorney Ben Brafman told reporters after a brief court hearing in Manhattan."I still believe the charges need to be dismissed," Brafman said. (Photo by KENA BETANCUR / AFP)

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Harvey Weinstein leaving New York Criminal Court following his arraignment in New York on June 5, 2018. Photo: TNS

TOPSHOT - Actress Jennifer Lawrence arrives for the 90th Annual Academy Awards on March 4, 2018, in Hollywood, California. / AFP PHOTO / Kyle GRILLOT

Harvey Weinstein, center, enters State Supreme Court in New York on Oct. 11, 2018. A year earlier, Weinstein was a catalyst in launching the #MeToo movement, which took off in October 2017 after reports in The New Yorker and The New York Times detailed multiple allegations of sexual misconduct against him. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

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Next hearing for disgraced movie producer, who could face life in prison, will be held in March


Next hearing for disgraced movie producer, who could face life in prison, will be held in March.


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Judge refuses to dismiss sex assault charges against Harvey Weinstein

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Next hearing for disgraced movie producer, who could face life in prison, will be held in March