Jury failed to reach a verdict: Harvey Weinstein trial ends in mistrial

Harvey Weinstein’s 3rd proceedings successful New York ended successful a mistrial aft jurors failed to scope a unanimous verdict connected the complaint that helium raped histrion Jessica Mann.

The 74-year-old Weinstein was erstwhile 1 of Hollywood’s apical movie and tv producers until accusations of raping women led to his downfall and sparked a broader societal question encouraging victims to talk openly astir intersexual maltreatment by almighty men.

The lawsuit acrophobic allegations that Weinstein raped Jessica Mann successful a edifice country successful 2013, contempt her absorption and repeated refusals. The shaper pleaded not blameworthy and has denied ever assaulting women oregon engaging successful non-consensual intersexual acts. His lawyers argued that Mann fabricated the rape accusation due to the fact that her romanticist narration with their lawsuit did not assistance beforehand her career.

At his archetypal New York proceedings successful 2020, Weinstein was convicted of raping Mann and assaulting erstwhile accumulation adjunct Miriam Haley successful 2006. However, the state’s highest tribunal overturned his 23-year situation sentence, ruling that helium had not received a “fair trial.”

In June 2025, jurors successful different Manhattan tribunal recovered him blameworthy of sexually assaulting Haley and not blameworthy regarding allegations involving erstwhile exemplary Kaja Sokola. In that proceedings arsenic well, jurors failed to scope a unanimous determination connected the complaint related to Mann’s rape allegations. Judge Curtis Farber declared a mistrial and ordered a retrial, which began successful April.

Weinstein was besides convicted of rape charges successful California successful 2022 and is presently serving a 16-year situation condemnation there. For the battle connected Haley, the Miramax co-founder faces up to 25 years successful prison.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said helium was “disappointed” by the declaration of a mistrial portion the unfortunate has been “fighting for justice” for astir a decade.