Harvey Weinstein Rape Case Ends With Hung Jury

Key Points:

• The jury in Harvey Weinstein's New York rape trial deadlocked after three days of deliberations on a third-degree rape charge, leading Judge Curtis Farber to declare a mistrial and give prosecutors 30 days to decide on a potential fourth trial.
• Weinstein, 74, has been incarcerated since his first rape conviction in 2020 and faces up to 25 years in prison for the assault of Miriam Haley; sentencing has been delayed pending resolution of the remaining charge involving Jessica Mann.
• Jessica Mann testified for five days, alleging Weinstein forced her to have sex in 2013, while the defense highlighted friendly communications between Mann and Weinstein to suggest consent; Mann affirmed the truth of her testimony despite the mistrial.
• Weinstein's spokesperson claimed the mistrial indicates significant reasonable doubt and criticized the repeated retrials, urging the Manhattan District Attorney's Office to focus on other violent crimes and public safety issues.
• Weinstein was also convicted in Los Angeles in 2023 for raping an Italian model, a verdict currently under appeal, and was acquitted last year in another New York sexual assault case involving Kaja Sokola.