Harvey Weinstein's criminal trial where he's accused of raping two women is DELAYED as lawyers he hired after accuser Rose McGowan start work on new case that could last months Harvey Weinstein's May 6 sexual assault trial has been delayed to June 3 Two of his new lawyers started another trial Tuesday that could last 10 weeks They have successfully represented Casey Anthony and Coby Bryant But Weinstein accuser Rose McGowan claims same lawyers sabotaged her case, where she alleges the film producer planted cocaine on her, to help Weinstein Lawyer Ben Brafman withdrew from the case in January, a month after a request to throw out the case was denied and four lawyers replaced him The producer is charged with raping a woman in 2013 and performing a forcible sex act on a different woman, production assistant Mimi Haleyi in 2006 Weinstein faces 10 years in prison. He denies allegations of nonconsensual sex The fallen film mogul is still expected to appear at a pretrial hearing March 8By Leah Simpson For Dailymail.com Published: 14:51 GMT, 19 February 2019 | Updated: 14:51 GMT, 19 February 2019 Viewcomments Harvey Weinstein's sexual assault trial in New York City is being pushed back by almost a month, a court spokesman confirmed Monday. Weinstein's trial had been slated for May 6, but that date was agreed on before he shook up his defense team with four new lawyers. Now it is set to begin June 3. Weinstein lawyers Jose Baez and Ronald Sullivan started a trial in Brooklyn on Tuesday that's expected to take up to 10 weeks. Scroll down for videos Harvey Weinstein's sexual assault trial has been delayed to June 3 (pictured December 10) Weinstein's lawyers Ron Sullivan (center) and Jose Baez (right) started another trial Tuesday that could last 10 weeks. They're pictured January 25 Manhattan Supreme Court representative Lucian Chalfen did not confirm whether that was the reason for the setback. The fallen film mogul is still expected to appear at a pretrial hearing March 8. In December, Weinstein lost a hard-fought bid to get the case thrown out. The 66-year-old producer is charged with raping an unidentified acquaintance in 2013 at a hotel and performing a forcible sex act on a different woman, production assistant Mimi Haleyi in 2006. Weinstein faces 10 years in prison on a predatory assault charge. He denies all allegations of nonconsensual sex. Alongside Duncan Levin and Pamela Mackey, Baez and Sullivan have replaced high-powered criminal defense lawyer Ben Brafman, who withdrew from the case in January. It was a month after a judge denied his request to have Weinstein's entire sexual assault case thrown out. Lawyer Ben Brafman (right) withdrew from the case in January, a month after a request to throw out the case was denied and four lawyers replaced him Sullivan and Baez once represented Weinstein accuser Rose McGowan, who claims they sabotaged her case, where she alleges the film producer planted cocaine on her Sources claimed at the time that Brafman was angered by Weinstein’s decision to expand his defense team. Since Weinstein's May 2018 indictment, Brafman has brought evidence of errors in the prosecution's investigation, which led to charges being dropped from complaints brought by one of three alleged victims. But Baez and Sullivan previously represented one of his accusers, Rose McGowan, who pleaded no contest to a drug possession charges after cocaine was found in her wallet at Dulles International Airport in 2017. She claimed Weinstein planted the substance on her. The defense team was warned that they could not used any information they may have learned in representing her' if McGowan appeared as a witness in the trial. Since October 2017, Weinstein has been accused of sexual harassment and assault by more than 80 women, including prominent actresses such as Ashley Judd and Angelina Jolie. The case brought in New York is the only one that has resulted in criminal proceedings against Weinstein. After Weinstein waived the conflict and Sullivan and Baez indicated they were aware of the restrictions, Burke approved the movie mogul's request to change lawyers. Baez and Sullivan often work together on cases and in 2017 notably won the acquittal for Aaron Hernandez, the late New England Patriots player accused of a double homicide. Baez himself has also led a number of high-profile cases, including the 2011 acquittal for Casey Anthony, the Florida mother who was charged with murdering her two-year-old daughter. Mackey, the only female lawyer on Weinstein's team, represented Los Angeles Lakers player Kobe Bryant when he was accused of raping a 19-year-old woman in 2003. The case was dropped after the victim stopped cooperating and Bryant has always maintained that it was consensual. He is currently free on $1million bail. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility