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Harvey Weinstein allegedly groped 22-year-old model

By Danielle Haynes
Producer Harvey Weinstein is accused of inappropriately touching a 22-year-old model. File photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Producer Harvey Weinstein is accused of inappropriately touching a 22-year-old model. File photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

NEW YORK, March 30 (UPI) -- Police in New York questioned movie mogul Harvey Weinstein on Saturday after a 22-year-old model accused him of groping her in his Manhattan office.

The producer has not faced any charges related to the alleged offense.

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Police sources told the New York Daily News the model said Weinstein lured her to his office under the pretense of talking business.

"He asked if her breasts were real before touching them," the source said. "She asked him to stop and he put his hand up her skirt. He asked for a kiss, she responded 'No.' "

One law enforcement official told The New York Times Weinstein and the model, whose name wasn't revealed, didn't know each other at the time of their meeting. After the meeting, the woman immediately contacted police.

Weinstein voluntarily went to the New York Police Department's First Precinct Saturday, where he was questioned.

"He talked for a while and at one point he stopped talking and decided to retain a lawyer," an official told the Times.

Investigators have referred the incident to Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr.

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Weinstein, 63, is married and has five children.

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