The incident occured
on Saturday, March 7.
Weinstein is being
housed in an infirmary at the New York City jail with two “older gentlemen,”
Engelmayer said. During his recent trial, Weinstein used a walker to get in and
out of court.
“He’s miserable but
trying to be optimistic as best he can,” Engelmayer said.
This comes days after he underwent a four-hour heart surgery
to have a stent put in before he was then transported to the North Infirmary
Command, which is for high profile inmates and inmates with health issues.
At a February hearing, Mr.Weinstein was cleared of the most
serious counts of predatory sexual assault and first-degree rape but was found
guilty of raping actress Jessica Mann in 2013 and forcibly performing oral sex
on production assistant Mimi Haleyi in 2006.
He now faces up to 25
years in prison for the convictions relating to two women.
More than 80 women
have accused Weinstein of sexual misconduct, but only two have had their claims
prosecuted. The ex-movie mogul is also still awaiting a case in Los
Angeles.
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