The former Hollywood mogul remains behind bars after being convicted of other sex crimes on both coasts, and the mistrial leaves rape charges pending in New York.
New York– Harvey WeinsteinA rape retrial ended in a mistrial Friday after the jury deadlocked in a high-profile #MeToo era case. Unable to decide last year.
The mistrial leaves the rape charge in New York still pending after three trials, although the former Hollywood mogul has been convicted of other sex crimes on both coasts and remains in prison. Weinstein showed no emotion as court staff led him out in a wheelchair.
A mostly male Manhattan jury has been weighing whether Weinstein raped Jessica Mannhairstylist and actor. Weinstein’s lawyers argued that the meeting was consensual. It happened once in 2013 a worrying relationship Weinstein, who was married at the time, and Mann, who was decades his junior.
On Friday, hours into the third day of deliberations, signs of deadlock emerged. Jurors sent a note saying they “concluded that a unanimous verdict could not be reached.” Judge Curtis Farber directed the panel to continue deliberations. That’s what New York judges usually do, at least when the jury first says a case is in trouble.
A hearing is scheduled for June 24 to determine whether prosecutors will seek a fourth trial.
Court of Appeal Overturned his 2020 New York Convictions The charges involve Mann and another accuser. In last year’s retrial, jury deliberations broke down over infighting over parts of Mann’s case, leaving This retrial. Weinstein was charged with one count of third-degree rape.
Mann, 40, Testified She consented to some sexual intercourse with the then-married producer, but after she repeatedly refused, he made her have unwanted sex that day.
Weinstein’s lawyer stresses that Mann continued to see Weinstein after the encounter and express warmth towards him. Mann said she has mixed feelings about him, herself and what happened.
Her views changed in 2017, when series of accusations Opposition to Oscar-winner Weinstein fueled the #MeToo movement. Some of the charges led to Weinstein’s criminal conviction in New York, california.
Weinstein, 74, Already said He “acted wrongly” but never assaulted anyone.
The current jury heard nearly three weeks of testimony, five days From Man. Weinstein did not testify.
The Associated Press generally does not identify people who say they have been sexually assaulted. However, Mann has agreed to remain anonymous.
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