LONDON (AP) 鈥� Britain鈥檚 Crown Prosecution Service has decided to discontinue criminal proceedings against former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein.
The service says in a statement on Thursday that they鈥檝e decided there is 鈥渘o longer a realistic prospect of conviction.鈥欌��
鈥淲e have explained our decision to all parties,鈥欌�� the CPS said in statement. 鈥欌�橶e would always encourage any potential victims of sexual assault to come forward and report to police and we will prosecute wherever our legal test is met.鈥�
Police had said the alleged offenses against the woman, now in her 50s, took place in during July and August 1996.
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