Why the Newest Rape Allegation Against Weinstein Is Notable

 A new accusation against Harvey Weinstein could "open the door to a prosecution" a former sex crimes prosecutor tells the Los Angeles Times

A 38-year-old model and actress—well-known in Italy—met with the Los Angeles Police Department on Thursday, accusing the producer of sexually assaulting her at a Los Angeles hotel in 2013. The unnamed woman says Weinstein, whom she was introduced to by a mutual acquaintance, showed up at her hotel uninvited following the Los Angeles, Italia Film, Fashion and Art Fest. 

She says she told him he couldn't come to her room, but he ignored her. “He ... bullied his way into my hotel room," the woman says. "[He] became very aggressive and demanding and kept asking to see me naked. He grabbed me by the hair and forced me to do something I did not want to do. He then dragged me to the bathroom and forcibly raped me.”

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