Harvey Weinstein turned himself in to police today to face the first criminal charges to be filed against him after months of sexual abuse allegations from scores of women that set off a national reckoning known as the #MeToo movement, CNBC.com reported. Weinstein was expected to be charged at least with a criminal sexual act, a crime that carries up to 25 years in prison, officials said. More than 75 women have accused Weinstein of wrongdoing around the globe. Several actresses and models accused him of criminal sexual assaults, but many of the encounters happened too long ago for any prosecution. A bankruptcy court earlier this month approved the sale of The Weinstein Company’s assets to Lantern Capital, marking the final chapter for the film and television studio that plunged into crisis following the damaging revelations.
