Hollywood Heavyweight Harvey Weinstein Charged With Rape and Sex Abuse after Surrendering Himself to New York Police

Hollywood Producer, Harvey Weinstein surrendered to authorities at the New York Police Department's 1st Precinct, Friday, May 25, 2018 at about 7:30 a.m.; here he was fingerprinted and photographed. 

Harvey Weinstein in Court

E! News | Just before 8:30 a.m., Harvey Weinstein, he was charged with rape, a criminal sex act, sex abuse and sexual misconduct for incidents involving two separate women.

According to E! News, Weinstein was transported to New York County Criminal Court at 8:55 a.m.; but was later released on $1 million bail and required to wear an ankle monitor.

The sex abuse charges stem from a complaint from Lucia Evans, who told The New Yorker in an interview published Thursday, "At a certain point, you have to think about the greater good of humanity, of womankind." Initially hesitant to press charges, she later changed her mind. "They said that if I do nothing, Harvey would walk."

Last year, Evans went public with claims that Weinstein had sexually assaulted her in his office in 2004. "He forced me to perform oral sex on him. I said, over and over, 'I don't want to do this. Stop. Don't," she told Farrow. But Weinstein is a "big guy," Evans noted. "He overpowered me."

After the accusations against Weinstein were first published in October 2017, thousands of people felt empowered to share their own stories through the #MeToo movement on social media. Three months later, Hollywood's biggest stars banded together to launch "Time's Up", with an intent to prevent further sexual assault, harassment and inequality in the workplace.

After Weinstein's arraignment, a spokesperson for the Time's Up movement issued a statement: "Today a man whose actions were so egregious that they spawned a global reckoning has been taken into custody. Harvey Weinstein shattered that lives of an untold number of women. We stand with them and remain in solidarity with women everywhere who have faced unsafe and abusive workplaces. We look forward to seeing justice prevail."

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