Judge declares a mistrial in Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial after jury says it is deadlocked
Judge Curtis Farber declared a mistrial after jurors said they could not reach a unanimous verdict in Harvey Weinstein’s third Manhattan sex crimes trial.
- On Friday, Harvey Weinstein's third Manhattan sex crimes trial ended in mistrial after jurors deadlocked on whether he raped Jessica Mann in 2013, with Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Curtis Farber declaring the mistrial at just after 1 p.m.
- Weinstein's path to this retrial began when an appeals court overturned his 2020 New York conviction and 23-year prison sentence, citing unfair trial procedures.
- Mann testified she willingly had some sexual contact with the then-married producer but was subjected to unwanted sex after repeatedly saying no, while Weinstein's lawyers argued the encounter was consensual.
- The mistrial leaves the New York rape charge in limbo after three trials, though Weinstein remains incarcerated for convictions in California and on other New York charges, facing up to 25 additional years for the Haley conviction.
- Weinstein, 74, is serving a 16-year California prison sentence from a 2022 rape conviction and remains a symbol of the #MeToo movement that emerged in 2017 and encouraged women to come forward with accounts of sexual abuse by powerful men.
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What to know about the mistrial in Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial
A New York judge declared a mistrial Friday in Harvey Weinstein ’s rape case from the #MeToo-era that has gone to trial three times so far after a jury was unable to come to a unanimous decision.The trial centered on whether Weinstein raped Jessica Mann, a hairstylist and actor, in 2013 during a relationship between the then-married Weinstein and the decades-younger Mann. Weinstein’s lawyers argued that the encounter was consensual, while Mann d…
Harvey Weinstein Rape Case Ends in Mistrial After Jury Deadlock; What's Next for the Former Film Producer?
An emotionless Harvey Weinstein recently appeared in court for his third trial, but the former film producer did not receive a verdict. Reports revealed that the jury failed to reach a consensus on Weinstein's rape case, which resulted in a deadlock. Weinstein was one of the first people from Hollywood accused of misconduct at the peak of the #MeToo movement. He was accused of rape by Jessica Mann, a hairstylist and actor. Weinstein has vehement…
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