NYPD: We have considerable evidence in Weinstein rape case
Harvey Weinstein attends the 'Lion' premiere and opening ceremony of the 12th Zurich Film Festival at Kino Corso on September 22, 2016 in Zurich, Switzerland. (Photo by Alexander Koerner/Getty Images)
NEW YORK (AP) - New York City's top police detective says the department has gathered considerable evidence in the rape investigation of Harvey Weinstein. But it's up to the district attorney whether the case makes it to a grand jury.
Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce said Wednesday that investigators have been working diligently with women who made allegations in the fall that they were raped by Weinstein.
He says witnesses are prepared to go before a grand jury, which would decide whether to indict the movie producer.
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance hasn't commented, saying only that the investigation is being handled seriously.
Weinstein's attorneys have said he has done nothing criminal and reject any allegation of non-consensual sex.