The disgraced Hollywood producer, Harvey Weinstein, whose 2020 rape conviction got overturned by the New York Court of Appeals, got hospitalised after his return from the upstate prison.
Weinstein's lawyer said that he had been hospitalised for a series of tests. Attorney Arthur Aidala said Weinstein was moved to Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan after his arrival on Friday to city jails.
“It seems like he needs a lot of help, physically. He's got a lot of problems. He's getting all kinds of tests. He's somewhat of a train wreck health-wise,” Aidala said.
Meanwhile, Frank Dwyer, a spokesperson with the New York City Department of Correction said that Weinstein is in custody at Bellevue.
Thomas Mailey, a spokesperson for the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, said Weinstein was turned over to the city's Department of Correction pursuant to the appeals ruling. Weinstein had been housed at the Mohawk Correctional Facility, about 100 miles (160 kilometres) northwest of Albany.
The appeals court on Thursday overturned his conviction after concluding that the trial judge permitted jurors to see and hear too much evidence not directly related to the charges he faced. The court ordered a retrial and erased his 23-year prison sentence.
However, experts opine that the retrial of Weinstein's case will not be coming to a courtroom soon as two women, who testified against him said they won’t be testifying again.
Prosecutors said they intend to retry him on charges that he forcibly performed oral sex on a TV and film production assistant in 2006 and raped an aspiring actor in 2013.
However, Weinstein will still be in prison as he was convicted in Los Angeles in 2022 of another rape and was sentenced to 16 years in prison.
For some time, Weinstein has been ailing with a variety of afflictions, including cardiac issues, diabetes, sleep apnea and eye problems.
Aidala alleged that Weinstein was not treated well while transporting to the prison. “They refused to give him even a sip of water, no food, no bathroom break. He's a 72-year-old sickly man,” Aidala said.
The lawyer said that he is set to meet Weinstein on Monday.
