Harvey Weinstein weighing guilty plea to resolve third-degree rape charge
The Guardian••general
Key Points:
- Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced former movie mogul, is considering a guilty plea to resolve a third-degree rape charge in New York and avoid a third trial related to #MeToo-era allegations.
- A judge denied Weinstein’s motion to dismiss his latest sex crime conviction, ruling that alleged juror intimidation during deliberations did not warrant overturning the verdict.
- Weinstein was convicted of forcing oral sex on Miriam Haley in 2006, acquitted on another charge, and faces a retrial on a third charge involving Jessica Mann; he has denied all allegations, claiming consensual encounters.
- Weinstein, held at Rikers Island jail for nearly two years, described harsh jail conditions and declining health, while his attorney acknowledged Weinstein’s reluct
