New York Attorney General sues Harvey Weinstein and The Weinstein Company

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has filed a civil rights lawsuit against former Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein and The Weinstein Company.
The suit targets Harvey Weinstein for allegations of sexual misconduct and also alleges there was "routine misuse of corporate resources for unlawful ends" from 2005 through October 2017.
In all, more than 60 women have accused Weinstein of varying degrees of sexual misconduct.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has filed a civil rights lawsuit against former Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein and The Weinstein Company.

According to court documents, the lawsuit seeks to "remedy a years-long gender-based hostile work environment." It targets Harvey Weinstein for allegations of sexual misconduct, as well as the executives and board of The Weinstein Company for failing to protect employees from Weinstein.

Charges were filed in the New York Supreme Court and include new and "extensive" allegations against Weinstein.

According to the suit, despite many complaints to the company's human resources department and widespread knowledge of misconduct allegations, the company failed to take "meaningful" steps to protect its employees.

The suit also alleges there was "routine misuse of corporate resources for unlawful ends" from 2005 through October 2017.

Earlier this month, it was reported that The Weinstein Company is reportedly in the process of being sold for up to $500 million.

The suit comes after a four-month investigation by the Attorney General's office into mounting allegations against Weinstein and The Weinstein Company.

In November 2017, it was reported Manhattan District Attorney Cyprus Vance planned to pursue rape charges against Weinstein.

At the time, New York Police Department investigators said they were gathering "credible" evidence of rape by Weinstein, and planned to seek an arrest warrant.

The New York Times first reported on the claims against Weinstein in October, and The New Yorker followed up with several new detailed allegations shortly after. In all, more than 60 women have accused Weinstein of varying degrees of sexual misconduct.

The suit alleges a third group of predominantly female executives were forced to facilitate Weinstein's sexual escapades, by following through on Weinstein's promises of "employment opportunities" to women Weinstein favored.

One female executive allegedly told human resources: "F

According to the suit, Robert Weinstein, co-owner, co-chairman, and co-CEO of The Weinstein Company, was responsible for maintaining workplace safety, and did little to enforce concrete measures to prevent Harvey's continued misconduct at the time.

Robert also allegedly recieved emails and was informed in late 2014 and 2015 of repeated and persistant cases of sexual harrasment by Harvey. However, the suit alleges he did not use his influence to further investigate claims, terminate Harvey's employment, or restrict Harvey from supervising women or having contact with women seeking to do business with their company.

The lawsuit alleges that independant board members

New York Attorney General sues Harvey Weinstein and The Weinstein Company

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