Harvey Weinstein’s latest sex crimes trial ended with a hung jury after three days of deliberations. This was the second time in a year a jury failed to reach a verdict on the same charge. Weinstein’s accusations became central to the #MeToo movement, and he had previously been convicted in 2020 for assaulting Jessica Mann, though that verdict was later overturned. In a later New York trial, he was found guilty on one count and not guilty on another, while a charge involving Mann ended in a mistrial after the jury foreperson cited safety concerns. In the most recent trial, jurors sent notes to the judge stating they could not reach unanimity, even after an Allen charge urged continued deliberations. The prosecution has until late June to decide whether to retry the case.
"Harvey Weinstein's latest sex crimes trial ended with a hung jury Friday, on the third day of deliberations. It was the second time in a year a jury was unable to reach a verdict on the same charge. Accusations against the former Hollywood mogul came to define the #MeToo movement, and he was first convicted of assaulting Jessica Mann in 2020. The former aspiring actress testified Weinstein raped her at a DoubleTree hotel in Manhattan in 2013. But that verdict, along with another charge, was later overturned."
"In a second New York trial last summer, Weinstein was found guilty on one count of a criminal sexual act in the first degree and not guilty on another. But a third charge, of raping Mann, ended in a mistrial after the jury foreperson declined to return to deliberations, citing concerns for his safety. Weinstein had returned to court for a third New York trial in April, this one focusing on Mann's allegations. But on Friday morning, Judge Curtis Farber received a note from jurors stating they were unable to reach a unanimous decision."
"Farber then read jurors a modified deadlock charge, known as an Allen charge, urging them to resume deliberations. Jurors soon responded with another note restating their position. "We feel that no one is going to change where they stand," it said. The prosecution has until late June to decide whether they'll try the case again. The mistrial concludes a month-long trial that was quieter than Weinstein's previous court appearances, with a diminished media presence and less public attention."
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