Harvey Weinstein faces multiple charges of rape, criminal sex act, sex abuse and sexual misconduct stemming from two cases.
The criminal sex act charge stems from a case involving Lucia Evans, according to a source familiar with the investigation. Evans alleges Weinstein forced her to perform oral sex on him in his Tribeca office in 2004.
The allegations: The aspiring actress first spoke of her allegations against Weinstein to The New Yorker last fall saying, “He’s a big guy. He overpowered me.”
She added, “I just sort of gave up. That’s the most horrible part of it, and that’s why he’s been able to do this for so long to so many women: people give up, and then they feel like it’s their fault.”
The victim in the rape case leading to first and second degree rape charges has not been publicly identified, the source says.
In the past months, after the New Yorker article was published, Evans has not responded to any requests for comment by CNN.