Judge Denies Bid To Drop Sex Assault Charges Against Harvey Weinstein

In May, Harvey Weinstein turned himself in to police following allegations by several women of sexual misconduct. Weinstein’s lawyer will try to persuade a judge on Thursday to throw out the charges against the movie mogul.

Andres Kudacki / AP

Updated at 9:50 a.m. ET

Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced former movie mogul, continues to face charges of rape and sexual assault in New York state, after his legal team failed in its bid to have the case thrown out.

At a brief hearing in New York on Thursday morning, a judge rejected arguments by Weinstein’s attorneys that the five outstanding charges should be dismissed and the case dropped.