Following weeks of allegations by dozens of women, former Hollywood executive Harvey Weinstein could soon be facing criminal charges.
Multiple reports indicate New York authorities are taking seriously the rape allegations of actress Paz de la Huerta.
According to one CNN source, her claim that Weinstein, 65, raped her seven years ago “is the strongest case we’ve had that fits within the statute of limitations.”
The 33-year-old actress notified the New York Police Department late last month to report two separate incidents over the course of two months in 2010, according to Page Six.
Robert K. Boyce, the NYPD’s chief of detectives, confirmed the department is building a solid case against Weinstein.
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He said de la Huerta provided a “credible and detailed narrative” regarding the two alleged crimes, much of which investigators were then able to corroborate.
She recalled “each and every moment of the crime,” he said, including “where she was, where they met, where this happened and what he did.”
The only reason Weinstein is not already in police custody, Boyce said, is the amount of time that has passed since the alleged rapes.
“If this person was still in New York and it was recent we would go right away and make the arrest, no doubt,” he said. “But we’re talking about a seven-year-old case, and we have to move forward gathering evidence.”
Detectives have been working with de la Huerta and her attorney since she filed the report.
“We have an actual case here,” Boyce said.
One New York Times source confirmed the district attorney’s office has also been piecing together a possible case based on de la Huerta’s allegations.
“We are taking it seriously and we are investigating it,” the unnamed official said. “We are hoping to build a case. If we can build one, we will build one.”
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According to de la Huerta’s complaint, the first rape occurred in Weinstein’s apartment after she accepted a ride home from the producer at a club in October 2010.
He allegedly invited himself up to de la Huerta’s apartment, in the same building, the following month and assaulted her again.
Weinstein has denied all allegations of non-consensual sex.