Four more Harvey Weinstein accusers come forward including one who was 17 ‘when the vile half-naked mogul raped her’
FOUR more Harvey Weinstein accusers came forward in a bombshell new lawsuit on Thursday - with one claiming she was only 17 when the Hollywood mogul raped her.
The disgraced is currently serving time on a , which ranged from harassment to rape of multiple women.
On Thursday, took legal steps, revealing that he allegedly preyed on them decades ago, which has denied.
One of these women, now 43, claimed he lured her to a hotel room as a teenager to discuss an acting opportunity – this is where he allegedly sexually assaulted and raped her.
The Manhattan Supreme Court filing cited by the detailed how a naked Weinstein met the young girl at the door.
"Because she was on her own in a hotel several miles from her home, with no way of getting home without Weinstein’s associate taking her there, she decided to keep her cool and try to get through the 'meeting' as quickly as possible," the lawsuit stated.
Lawyers for this woman, referred to as "Jane Doe II," said she rejected Weinstein’s advances but he cornered her, forcing her to perform oral sex on him and then raping her, as per the suit.
ALLEGED THREATS
After the alleged violent attack, the convicted sex pest then demanded that she give him her driver's license, according to the filing.
Weinstein then allegedly told her "not only [would he] make sure she never got to act in any films, but [he would] also have his associates track her down and physically harm her and her family" if she told anyone.
"She was thus afraid to come forward until now," the lawsuit stated, months after his previous conviction.
The three other women named as plaintiffs in the lawsuit make similar allegations against Weinstein.
Jane Doe I claimed Weinstein raped her in a hotel room during the Cannes Film Festival in 1984; Jane Doe III said she was sexually assaulted by Weinstein in a hotel room in SoHo, Manhattan, in 2008; and Jane Doe IV claimed Weinstein assaulted her during the 2013 Venice Film Festival.
'CULTURE OF SILENCE'
His four new accusers are now aged 70, 38, and 35.
The lawsuit also named his brother and business partner Bob Weinstein, their company Miramax, and the Walt Disney Company.
They are accused of fostering a damaging culture of silence in the lawsuit, which claimed that Weinstein's behavior was "ratified or concealed by higher-ups, managers and principals" at The Weinstein Company, Walt Disney and Miramax.
“This is yet another attempt to hold our client responsible for alleged sexual assaults committed by Harvey Weinstein," Bob Weinstein's attorney told The Sun on Thursday night.
"We want to remind the public that, to date, each and every claim like the ones asserted here have been dismissed against our client.
"We are confident that the same will be true with respect to the allegations in this complaint.”
The Walt Disney Company has also vehemently denied the accusations in the lawsuit.
DENIALS
"The Weinsteins operated and managed their business with virtual autonomy," a Disney spokesperson told The Sun.
"There is absolutely no legal basis for claims against the company and we will defend against them vigorously.”
In March, Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison by a New York judge for sexually assaulting former production assistant Mimi Haleyi and raping Jessica Mann, a former aspiring actress.
He has since behind bars and has yet to recover.
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Weinstein was charged in Los Angeles last month with a third sexual assault case and is set to be extradited.
LA prosecutors have reportedly requested temporary custody of Weinstein from New York State's Wende Correctional Facility near Buffalo.
He is to be arraigned on these charges once he arrives in California. The Sun has contacted Miramax and Robert Weinstein's representatives for comment.