Harvey Weinstein will remain in custody in New York while awaiting retrial on rape and sexual assault charges in Manhattan, prosecutors confirmed Monday as the former movie mogul made a brief court appearance related to California’s request to extradite him there.

But after the New York case is complete, he will return to California to serve his pending 16-year sentence for a separate rape conviction there first, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said in a statement.

The retrial in Manhattan is tentatively scheduled for November.{ai:summary}<p>Harvey Weinstein's days of freedom are over. He'll rot in New York, tangled in a web of rape and assault charges, before heading back to California to face a 16-year sentence for another time in the spotlight he never wanted.</p><p>Justice moves slow, but it’s on his tail. #crime</p>

Harvey Weinstein will remain locked up in New York while awaiting rape retrial

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