Harvey Weinstein facing indecent assault charges in U.K. | Entertainment

The charges relate to two counts of alleged indecent assault against a woman in London in August 1996, officials from Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) announced on Wednesday. They have authorised London’s Metropolitan Police to charge the 70-year-old after a review of evidence gathered by investigators. Rosemary Ainslie, head of the CPS special crime division, said: “The CPS has authorised the Metropolitan Police to charge Harvey Weinstein with two counts of indecent assault against a woman in August 1996. Charges have been authorised against Harvey Weinstein following a review of the evidence gathered by the Metropolitan Police in its investigation.”