Harvey Weinstein Granted Mistrial For Third Time

Key Points:

• A New York judge declared a mistrial in Harvey Weinstein's sex crimes trial after the jury deadlocked 9-3 in favor of acquittal on the third-degree rape charge involving Jessica Mann, following three days of deliberation.
• Prosecutors have 30 days to decide whether to pursue another retrial on the rape charge, while Weinstein’s defense criticized the ongoing legal battles as a misuse of resources and highlighted reasonable doubt.
• Weinstein, already serving a 16-year sentence in California for sexual assault, faces up to four years if convicted on the New York rape charge, but has served more time than that charge carries; sentencing on earlier convictions is pending.
• Mann testified that Weinstein raped her in 2013, describing forcible acts, while the defense argued the encounter was consensual, citing friendly communications between Mann and Weinstein at the time.
• Weinstein’s legal battles have included overturned convictions and mixed outcomes in California and New York, with his defense pointing to public prejudice and his declining health as factors in the ongoing proceedings.