Harvey Weinstein rape case: Manhattan jury deadlocks, judge declares mistrial in third rape prosecution | amNewYork

"A Manhattan judge declared a mistrial in Harvey Weinstein's third rape trial after the jury could not come to an agreement over whether the disgraced movie mogul, 74, raped hairstylist and actress, Jessica Mann, 40, at a hotel in 2013. A jury of seven men and five women failed to reach a verdict after deliberating over two days."

"The deadlocked jury comes almost a year after a different New York jury failed to reach a verdict on a charge over Mann's allegations, which she testified about for the third time in graphic detail over the course of the three-week trial. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said that his office would consider its next steps in consultation with Mann."

"Weinstein was first convicted in early 2020 of third-degree rape involving Mann, but the New York Court of Appeals overturned the conviction in 2024, ruling that the judge had improperly allowed testimony from women who were not directly a part of the case. The jury then deadlocked in a 2025 retrial over Mann's charges."

"In the third trial involving Mann, Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Candace White had argued that Weinstein used his professional influence and emotional manipulation to force the aspiring actress into intercourse that she clearly said she didn't want to have in Manhattan."

A Manhattan judge declared a mistrial in Harvey Weinstein’s third rape trial after the jury could not reach a verdict on whether he raped Jessica Mann in 2013. The jury, composed of seven men and five women, deliberated for two days without agreement. The case followed a prior New York trial in which a different jury also failed to reach a verdict on Mann’s allegations. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said his office would consider next steps in consultation with Mann. Weinstein had previously been convicted in early 2020 on a third-degree rape charge involving Mann, but the New York Court of Appeals overturned that conviction in 2024 due to improper admission of testimony from women not directly part of the case.

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