Copyright 2019 NPR. To see more, visit ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: This morning disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein surrendered to police in Lower Manhattan after a seven-month investigation. More than 50 women have accused Weinstein of sexual misconduct of various kinds. As NPR's Neda Ulaby reports, Weinstein was charged with first- and third-degree rape and a first degree criminal sex act. NEDA ULABY, BYLINE: Weinstein arrived at the first precinct in TriBeCa today surrounded by a phalanx of police and a throng of shouting reporters. The former movie mogul walked slowly with a slight but obvious limp. He wore a dark suit, a blue sweater. A famously big man, Weinstein looked frail, diminished. JODI KANTOR: To be fair, he looked like that when we were investigating him last summer as well. ULABY: Jodi Kantor helped break the Harvey Weinstein story for The New York Times last fall. Standing outside the courtroom, she said once Weinstein was synonymous with this neighborhood's glamour. KANTOR:
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