New York City police said they are investigating a “credible and detailed” rape allegation by a woman against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein and are gathering evidence for a possible criminal case.
Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce told a media briefing Friday that the police have interviewed the accuser on her allegation about an incident seven years ago. He said the police need to collect evidence with the object of obtaining an arrest warrant, which requires a court order.
“We have an actual case here, so we are happy with where the investigation is right now”, Boyce said. He added that if Weinstein was still in New York and “if it was recent we would go right away to make the arrest but with a seven-year-old case, we have to move forward collecting evidence.”
An expanded version of this report appears at WSJ.com.