Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has returned to the New York jail system after spending almost two years in California, the place he was tried and convicted of raping an Italian actor and mannequin.

Weinstein, whose December 2022 conviction in Los Angeles adopted his February 2020 New York conviction on rape and sexual assault prices, will probably be housed on the Mohawk Correctional Facility in Rome, New York, state jail officers mentioned.

Prior to being extradited to California in 2021, Weinstein was serving his New York sentence on the Wende Correctional Facility close to Buffalo.

Weinstein was flown again on New York on April 5. A spokesperson for the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision mentioned the division selected to switch Weinstein to the medium-security Mohawk facility in central New York after reviewing his therapy and program wants.

Weinstein, who co-founded the leisure firm Miramax together with his brother Bob, was one of many film business’s strongest executives till a number of ladies went public with accusations of rape, assault and sexual harassment towards him beginning in 2017. His accusers included well-known actors like Annabella Sciorra and Ashley Judd.

Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in jail on his New York conviction for rape and sexual assault towards two ladies and one other 16 years for his Los Angeles conviction.

His legal professionals have mentioned that the 71-year-old Weinstein suffers from well being issues together with cardiac points, diabetes, sleep apnea and eye issues. Weinstein’s spokesperson Juda Engelmayer mentioned Wednesday, “It was our expectation that he would have been returned to Wende CF where he was previously in protective custody and where all the doctors that treated his very serious medical ailments and diminishing eyesight are located.”

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