New York – Harvey Weinstein has been transferred to a hospital in New York City after a judge approved the request of the former head of study ill from staying there instead of in jail when he is not in court for his #Netacio de Mentoo.
Judge Paul Goetz ordered at night that Weinstein was immediately relocated from the famous complex of Rikers Island prison in the city to the prison room at Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan so that he can receive the necessary medical treatment.
Weinstein’s lawyers pressed for the move as jury selection I started this week.
They argued in the judicial documents that being locked in a jail cell sometimes frozen was exacerbating the health problems of the Oscar -winning producer, which include chronic myeloid leukemia, diabetes and difficulties in walking that require a wheelchair to enter and leave the court.
Goetz’s order will remain in force at least until next Thursday, when it is ready to hold a hearing to discuss the matter even more.
A different judge, Curtis Farber, presides over Weinstein’s new trial. The case will resume on Monday with more jury selection after nine jurors were elected this week. In total, 12 jurors and six alternates must sit.
Weinstein is being tried again for positions of rape and sexual aggression after the highest court in New York, the Court of Appeals, last year Vorred his 2020 sentence And the 23 -year prison sentence and ordered a new trial, finding that inappropriate decisions and harmful testimony contaminate the original.
Weinstein declared himself innocent and denies sexually raping or assaulting anyone.
Weinstein has been back and forth on numerous occasions for Bellevue in recent months for the treatment of several diseases. At a audience prior to trial in January, he criticized his treatment in Rikers, telling Farber that he wanted to “get out of this hell as quickly as possible.”
Weinstein’s lawyers filed a legal claim Against New York City last November, claiming that he was receiving lower quality medical treatment in anti -when -time conditions in Rikers. The claim, which seeks $ 5 million in damages, argues that Weinstein has been returned to Rikers each time before recovering completely in the hospital.
The problem of jail with problems has faced a growing scrutiny for its mistreatment of detainees and dangerous conditions. Last year, a federal judge cleared the way for a possible federal acquisition, discovering that the city had placed inmates in “unconstitutional danger.”
