Overview
- Jury selection has begun in Manhattan for a retrial focused on Jessica Mann's claim that Weinstein raped her in 2013, in a proceeding expected to last about two weeks.
- The case follows a 2020 New York conviction that was overturned in 2024 and a 2025 jury deadlock on Mann's charge.
- Judge Curtis Farber set strict limits on evidence, allowing Mann to describe her physical sensations but barring descriptions or photos of Weinstein's genitalia.
- Prosecutors disclosed a court officer's newly reported account of an alleged 2020 remark by Weinstein, with the court yet to decide if jurors can hear it.
- Weinstein, who remains in prison on a separate 16‑year California sentence he is appealing, has added high‑profile attorneys Marc Agnifilo and Teny Geragos to his defense.