The jury in Harvey Weinstein‘s rape trial in New York has deadlocked, prompting the choose to declare a mistrial.
After three days of deliberations, the jurors have been unable to succeed in a verdict on a cost of third-degree rape for which Weinstein had been tried twice beforehand.
Choose Curtis Farber gave prosecutors 30 days to determine whether or not to strive the case for a fourth time.
Weinstein, 74, has been incarcerated since his first rape conviction in 2020. He was convicted final June of sexually assaulting Miriam Haley, after the New York Court docket of Appeals overturned the unique responsible verdict. That jury couldn’t attain a verdict on a cost of third-degree rape of Jessica Mann, an aspiring actress, forcing prosecutors to strive the depend for a 3rd time.
Farber has held off on sentencing Weinstein till the remaining depend is resolved. Weinstein was additionally sentenced in 2023 to 16 years in jail after being convicted of rape in Los Angeles. That verdict is on attraction.
Mann testified for 5 days on this trial, recounting the identical allegations she advised two earlier juries. She alleged that Weinstein pressured her to have intercourse at a Manhattan lodge room in March 2013. The protection argued that Mann selected to be in a relationship with Weinstein, highlighting pleasant notes she despatched to the producer, saying issues like “Miss you, big guy,” and “Appreciate all you do for me.”
On the trial final 12 months, Weinstein was acquitted of sexually assaulting yet one more girl, Kaja Sokola.
Within the Los Angeles case, Weinstein was convicted of raping an Italian mannequin throughout a movie competition in February 2013. Weinstein’s attorneys have denied that encounter ever befell, and have argued that the trial choose improperly withheld proof that might have bolstered his alibi.
