Prosecution admits to new error in Weinstein case

NEW YORK:

The prosecution has admitted to a new embarrassing error in the Harvey Weinstein case, saying a police detective told one of the producer’s accusers to delete from her phone anything she wanted to keep private. In a letter to Weinstein’s attorney, prosecutor Joan Illuzzi-Orbon said the lead detective had made the recommendation to one of two women accusing Weinstein in the case, in which he faces charges of rape and a forced oral sex act. “The detective told her she “should delete anything she did not want anyone to see before giving the phones.” AFP