Harvey Weinstein pleads not guilty to 2 new sexual assault charges

Harvey Weinstein is now facing two additional charges, but his trial won't take place next month as previously scheduled.

The disgraced producer on Monday pleaded not guilty to two new predatory sexual assault charges, NBC News reports. The new charges are in relation to allegations from The Sopranos actress Annabella Sciorra, who alleges Weinstein raped her in Manhattan in 1993. Originally, the Weinstein trial was to begin on Sept. 6, but a judge on Monday delayed it to Jan. 6.

Weinstein, who has been accused of sexual assault and rape by dozens of women, previously pleaded not guilty to five felonies, which relate to two alleged sexual assaults. Because Weinstein was already facing two predatory sexual assault charges, CNN reports that if the judge "finds them duplicative" of the previous charges, the new charges may "effectively swap out the old" ones. Weinstein has denied any wrongdoing.

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Sciorra is being represented by famed attorney Gloria Allred, who on Monday said that the actress is ready to take the stand during the trial, Reuters reports. Prosecutors have said that this indictment will allow her to do so, notes The Associated Press. Weinstein's attorneys call this an "11th-hour maneuver" by the prosecutors and will seek to dismiss the indictment.

This indictment comes as Weinstein's attorneys are also seeking to have his trial moved out of New York City, arguing he could not receive a fair trial there while citing his having been mentioned more than 11,000 times in The New York Post, The New York Times reports, though the Times notes that "it is not at all clear" that he "has a better reputation elsewhere in the state."