Weinstein arrived in Rikers' North Infirmary
Command section, which houses inmates requiring medical care, by
midafternoon, according to jail records. The move came after
Weinstein underwent the procedure on Wednesday, according to his
spokesman, Juda Engelmayer.
The former producer had been taken to Bellevue following his
conviction on Feb. 24, after his bail was revoked and he was
taken into custody.
The Rikers Island jail complex, whose main building went up in
1932, has long been plagued by violence and neglect. New York
City Mayor Bill de Blasio vowed in 2017 to close it within a
decade.
A Bellevue spokeswoman declined to comment on Weinstein.
Weinstein, 67, was found guilty of sexually assaulting former
production assistant Mimi Haleyi in 2006 and raping former
aspiring actress Jessica Mann in 2013. He faces up to 29 years
in prison when he is sentenced on March 11.
Jurors acquitted Weinstein on the two most serious charges,
predatory sexual assault, which carried a maximum life sentence.
The verdict was seen as a milestone for the #MeToo movement,
which was fueled by his case starting in late 2017. The movement
inspired women to accuse hundreds of powerful men - in
entertainment, business, news media, politics and other fields -
of sexual misconduct.
More than 80 women have accused Weinstein of sexual misconduct.
He has denied the accusations, and said any sexual encounters
were consensual.
The former producer was a key force behind acclaimed films such
as "The English Patient" and "Shakespeare in Love," which both
won Oscars for best picture. His former film studio, the
Weinstein Co, filed for bankruptcy in March 2018 and is being
liquidated.
In addition to his convictions in New York, Weinstein also faces
several felony charges in Los Angeles in connection with alleged
sexual assaults against two women in 2013.
(Reporting by Brendan Pierson in New York; Editing by Daniel
Wallis, Noeleen Walder and Jonathan Oatis)
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