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"Following a review of the evidence in this case, the CPS has
decided to discontinue criminal proceedings against Harvey
Weinstein," said Frank Ferguson, Head of the Crown Prosecution
Service's (CPS) Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division
"The CPS has a duty to keep all cases under continuous review
and we have decided that there is no longer a realistic prospect
of conviction."
When it authorised charges two years ago, the CPS said the
alleged assault had taken place in August 1996 in London, with
police saying the accusation involved a woman, now aged in her
50s.
Weinstein, 72, has denied having any non-consensual sexual
encounters with anyone.
Jurors in Manhattan found him guilty on rape charges in February
2020, but the New York Court of Appeals threw out the conviction
in April, finding Weinstein did not get a fair trial because a
judge improperly allowed testimony by accusers he was not
formally charged with assaulting.
A court in Los Angeles in 2022 convicted him of raping an
actress in the city.
(Reporting by William James and Michael Holden, Editing by Paul
Sandle)
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