Judge: Harv cos. didn’t help traffic

Harvey Weinstein’s former companies dodged liability for the depraved mogul’s alleged sex trafficking scheme Thursday, thanks to a judge’s ruling.

Manhattan Federal Judge Alvin Hellerstein wrote that the Weinstein Co. did not benefit from Weinstein’s alleged serial sexual abuse of women in the movie industry.

“Allegations suggest that H. Weinstein benefited TWC in spite of his alleged predations, which caused many women not to work with TWC, diverted company resources toward supervision of H. Weinstein and away from business activities, and exposed TWC to potential liability,” Hellerstein wrote.

The ruling came in a suit filed by 10 Weinstein accusers, including actress Louisette Geiss, that sought class action status. The women say the fallen filmmaker ran a trafficking operation in which he lured women seeking jobs in Hollywood into private encounters in which he sexually abused them.

Hellerstein’s decision means Weinstein Co., its executives and directors, and Miramax, the studio Weinstein formerly ran, are no longer defendants in the case. Weinstein’s brother Bob Weinstein was also dropped from the suit.

The trafficking claims against Harvey Weinstein remain. Two other federal judges have also allowed trafficking suits against the alleged predator to proceed.

“The Court correctly ruled that Harvey Weinstein should have to face the federal sex trafficking charge that he used his power to deceive and manipulate women, knowing he intended to sexually abuse them,” Elizabeth Fegan, an attorney for the Weinstein accusers, said.

“We are disappointed that certain claims were dismissed and plan to file an appeal.”

Weinstein attorney Elior Shiloh said he would “explore all options” regarding the trafficking claim.

Weinstein is also fighting criminal charges that he raped a woman at a Lexington Ave. Doubletree Hotel in 2013 and forced a sex act on a production assistant in 2006.