Harvey Weinstein's third New York rape trial ends in mistrial

Harvey Weinstein in Manhattan court, New York, this Friday (15)
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Harvey Weinstein's third trial in New York over accusations that he used his influence in Hollywood to take advantage of and sexually abuse women ended in a mistrial on Friday (15), after the jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict on the charge that he raped aspiring actress Jessica Mann.
Weinstein, 74, was a leading film producer until accusations of sexual misconduct caused his downfall and boosted Me Too, a broader social movement that encouraged women to report sexual abuse by powerful men.
The case, brought by the Manhattan district attorney's office, focused on allegations that Weinstein raped Mann in a Manhattan hotel room in 2013 while she resisted and repeated it several times "no."
Weinstein had pleaded not guilty to the charge of third-degree rape and denied having assaulted anyone or having sexual intercourse without consent. His lawyers argued that Mann made up the rape accusation after regretting that his consensual relationship with Weinstein did not help boost his film career.
Harvey Weinstein is convicted for the second time of rape and sexual assault
In his first trial in New York in 2020, Weinstein was convicted of raping Mann and assaulting then-production assistant Miriam Haley in 2006. But the state's highest court overturned the conviction and Weinstein's 23-year prison sentence in concluding that he did not get a fair trial.
A Manhattan jury then convicted Weinstein of sexually assaulting Haley in a trial in June 2025, but found him not guilty of the assault charge against former model Kaja Sokola.
Harvey Weinstein in Manhattan court in New York this Friday (15)
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The jury was split on the third-degree rape charge accusing Weinstein of attacking Mann, leading Judge Curtis Farber to declare a mistrial at that point. The retrial began in April.
Weinstein was also convicted of rape in California in 2022 and is serving a 16-year prison sentence. He is appealing this conviction and sentence.
The co-founder of the Miramax studio could face up to 25 years in prison when he is sentenced for the abuse of Haley.

Source: G1