Harvey Weinstein accuser sues him seeking damages for alleged assault
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Convicted sex offender Harvey Weinstein is facing more legal troubles.
Miriam Haley, a woman who testified against Weinstein filed a lawsuit against him on Friday, seeking damages for what she described as lasting injuries.
Haley brought the lawsuit in Manhattan federal court, seeking unspecified damages for sexual attacks she described from the witness stand at Weinstein’s trial earlier this year. She used the name Mimi Haley when she first told her story publicly.
Weinstein is serving a 23-year prison sentence at a maximum-security prison near Buffalo, N.Y. after convictions in February for the rape and sexual assault of two women.
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In California, Weinstein is awaiting trial on charges including rape, forcible oral copulation, sexual battery by restraint and sexual penetration by use of force. The counts involve five women and stem from events in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills from 2004 to 2013.
Miriam Haley filed a lawsuit against Weinstein seeking damages for what she described as lasting injuries. The former 'Project Runway' production assistant said in the lawsuit that she repeatedly told Weinstein 'no' when he allegdly forcibly attacked her inside his apartment in July 2006. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Haley, a former “Project Runway” production assistant, said in the lawsuit that she repeatedly told Weinstein "no" when he allegedly forcibly attacked her inside his apartment in July 2006.
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She alleged he forced himself on her orally, leaving her with horror, humiliation and pain that persists.
Juda Engelmayer, a spokesperson for Weinstein, said it was clear all along that Haley and others “were concocting these insincere charges to pave the way for civil damages claims.”
He said the filing of the lawsuit now enabled Haley at trial to say she was not seeking financial damages against Weinstein in any civil case.
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"I guess that was just another stage and another act. At least the truth is finally being uncovered,” Engelmayer said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.