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Mistrial Declared in Harvey Weinstein’s Third New York Rape Trial

Prosecutors now have 40 days to decide on a fourth trial after consulting accuser Jessica Mann.

Overview

  • A Manhattan judge declared a mistrial after jurors said they could not reach a unanimous verdict following two days of deliberations.
  • District Attorney Alvin Bragg said he was disappointed and will decide within 40 days, in consultation with Jessica Mann, whether to pursue another trial.
  • This was the third attempt to try the 2013 allegation after a 2025 jury also deadlocked and a 2020 New York conviction tied to the case was later vacated.
  • Prosecutors say Weinstein raped Mann in a hotel in 2013, and his lawyers argue the encounter was consensual.
  • Weinstein remains in custody because of other sex-crime convictions, including a 16-year sentence from a 2022 Los Angeles case.